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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 %
India 600 $435,789 44.38%
Mexico 216 $36,759 50.35%
Philippines 55 $4,019,352 37.67%
China 41 $58,093 37.61%
Pakistan 40 $100,815 43.48%
South Korea 38 $49,680 41.30%
Canada 36 $102,290 46.75%
Nepal 24 $62,564 45.28%
Japan 21 $74,903 40.38%
Brazil 20 $58,725 51.28%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Educational Testing Service 13 $52,821 86.67%
Mpower Logic Inc 13 $56,258 86.67%
Sree Infotech Llc 13 $58,222 86.67%
Daramic Llc 13 $75,438 92.86%
Eurofins Genomics Llc 13 $68,589 92.86%
Sbase Technologies Inc 13 $67,488 92.86%
Tempur Pedic Management Llc 13 $67,297 92.86%
Ssg Technologies Llc 13 $68,270 92.86%
Nisum Technologies Inc 13 $69,496 92.86%
Liberate Medical Llc 13 $69,461 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Harton Tobacco 18 $22,796 100.00%
Eddie Hill 18 $21,904 100.00%
Guinn Farms Llc 18 $23,078 100.00%
Jtw Farms Llc 18 $22,952 100.00%
Brad Miller 18 $25,843 100.00%
Southwest Farms Llc 18 $168,606 100.00%
Zeldon Angel 18 $25,785 100.00%
Orville Hail Jr 18 $23,740 100.00%
Chiapas Tobacco Co 18 $22,137 100.00%
Larry Shive 18 $24,983 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smartshift Technologies 1 $123,573 33.33%
Adaptive Intelligent Systems Llc 1 $73,486 33.33%
M I Llc Aka M I Swaco 1 $93,101 33.33%
Jewish Physician Group Inc 1 $53,248 33.33%
Jym Trading Inc 1 $28,538 33.33%
West Union Baptist Association 1 $34,902 33.33%
Kenwood Montessori Preschool 1 $24,482 33.33%
Frazier History Museum 1 $44,782 33.33%
Michael Baker Jr Inc 1 $86,778 33.33%
Kentucky Tennessee Conference Of Sda 1 $33,675 33.33%

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 $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