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Kentucky Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
29,605 62.48% $73,158 H-1B
15,269 32.22% $24,263 H-2A
2,275 4.80% $261,445 PERM
234 0.49% $79,153 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kentucky has seen a total of 47,383 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kentucky is the H-1B visa with 29,605 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 62.48% of Kentucky's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 15,269 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 32.22% of Kentucky's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kentucky (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Neurodiagnostic Technologists 2 $39,032 66.67%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2 $48,524 66.67%
Transportation Planners 2 $59,488 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 2 $45,839 66.67%
Radiologic Technologists 2 $49,868 66.67%
Radio and Television Announcers 2 $49,234 66.67%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 2 $64,512 100.00%
Document Management Specialists 2 $52,665 100.00%
Lodging Managers 2 $31,585 100.00%
Mechanical Drafters 2 $39,146 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 374 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peru 5 $103,358 38.46%
Ireland 5 $67,121 38.46%
Australia 5 $74,630 41.67%
France 5 $63,885 45.45%
Italy 4 $66,940 40.00%
Russia 4 $57,819 40.00%
Cameroon 4 $44,403 40.00%
Honduras 4 $32,262 44.44%
Sri Lanka 4 $73,054 44.44%
Tanzania 3 $44,248 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Populus Group 11 $60,390 91.67%
Ppd Development Lp 11 $75,355 91.67%
Microsoft Corporation 11 $62,901 91.67%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 11 $59,564 91.67%
White Drive Motors And Steering Llc 11 $79,842 91.67%
Charter Communications Inc 11 $81,533 91.67%
Carl Zeiss Vision Inc 11 $80,526 91.67%
National Financial Services Llc 11 $64,257 91.67%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 11 $54,918 91.67%
Taal Technologies Inc 11 $63,540 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tom Hughes Ii 16 $25,362 100.00%
Mark Coleman 16 $20,876 100.00%
Michael W Roberts 16 $20,876 100.00%
Steve Jones 16 $25,151 100.00%
Matthew Brown 16 $25,797 100.00%
Walker Bros Llc 16 $24,471 100.00%
Courtney Farms Llc 16 $21,472 100.00%
Kelvin Greenfield 16 $21,030 100.00%
Logsdon Spring Hollow Farms Llc 16 $26,012 100.00%
Frank Turner 16 $22,476 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wasabi Express Llc 1 $23,712 50.00%
Industrial Kiln Dryer 1 $100,838 50.00%
Ves Inc 1 $121,160 50.00%
Google Inc 1 $100,755 50.00%
Kaudio Inc 1 $43,035 50.00%
Intelligrated Services Llc 1 $72,966 50.00%
Dixie Pharmacy 2 Llc Dba Dixie Pharmacy 1 $112,091 50.00%
Montebello Packaging 1 $38,854 50.00%
Hugh Hoagland Consulting Inc 1 $59,446 50.00%
Technodrive Business Solutions Inc 1 $72,238 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 6,973 $26,112 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 2,791 $26,410 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 647 $21,341 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 187 $27,765 100.00%
Crop Production 69 $27,204 100.00%
Hay Farming 64 $26,479 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 55 $27,184 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 46 $28,162 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $29,107 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 35 $26,745 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 709 $77,730 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 550 $56,113 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 426 $72,286 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 337 $2,122,938 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 306 $77,926 100.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 256 $71,892 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 177 $681,669 100.00%
Landscaping Services 123 $24,244 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 114 $20,738 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 76 $19,666 100.00%

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 $73,158. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage