We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Kentucky Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
27,189 62.37% $71,661 H-1B
14,064 32.26% $23,690 H-2A
2,126 4.88% $274,393 PERM
214 0.49% $76,857 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kentucky has seen a total of 43,593 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kentucky is the H-1B visa with 27,189 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 62.37% of Kentucky's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 14,064 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 32.26% of Kentucky's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kentucky (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Document Management Specialists 2 $52,665 100.00%
Clinical Research Coordinators 2 $68,443 100.00%
Bioinformatics Scientists 2 $64,220 100.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2 $48,524 100.00%
Physical Scientists, All Other 2 $58,500 100.00%
Managers, All Other 2 $60,248 100.00%
Training and Development Managers 2 $87,874 100.00%
Ophthalmologists 2 $132,163 100.00%
Designers, All Other 2 $63,481 100.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 2 $64,512 100.00%
Kentucky Employees Over Time
Kentucky has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,263 employees were hired. Kentucky peaked in 2018 with 2,444 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,181 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Kentucky From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
El Salvador 15 $35,843 46.88%
Bangladesh 15 $24,938 48.39%
Vietnam 14 $25,036 58.33%
Jordan 13 $141,878 56.52%
Nigeria 12 $65,759 54.55%
Germany 12 $65,666 54.55%
United Kingdom 11 $65,587 55.00%
Iran 10 $55,561 52.63%
Venezuela 8 $67,683 44.44%
Lebanon 8 $133,549 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shakti Group Inc 4 $63,052 100.00%
Virtusa Corporation 4 $75,996 100.00%
Cedent Consulting Inc 4 $32,856 100.00%
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 4 $37,861 100.00%
Lectrodryer Llc 4 $33,078 100.00%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 4 $46,576 100.00%
Infac North America Inc 4 $43,352 100.00%
Acs Commercial Solutions Inc 4 $48,766 100.00%
Asbury Theological Seminary 4 $48,340 100.00%
International Partnered Solutions Limited 4 $38,475 100.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Kentucky Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kentucky to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kentucky over all years is $71,661. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage