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%
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 2,181 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 550 $466,197 44.00%
Mexico 180 $31,168 48.26%
Philippines 49 $4,503,106 35.51%
South Korea 38 $49,680 37.62%
China 38 $56,697 41.76%
Canada 34 $101,080 39.53%
Pakistan 34 $98,049 49.28%
Nepal 24 $62,564 46.15%
Japan 21 $74,903 42.86%
Brazil 17 $52,123 51.52%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tti Lexington Llc 9 $62,093 90.00%
Mercer Hr Services Llc 9 $82,217 90.00%
Delasoft Inc 9 $67,330 90.00%
Quality Matrix Inc 9 $59,966 90.00%
Teksystems Inc 9 $72,585 90.00%
Sun It Solutions Inc 9 $65,046 90.00%
Sydata Inc 9 $63,807 90.00%
Applab Systems Inc 9 $67,334 90.00%
Infobeyond Technology Llc 9 $68,855 90.00%
Louisville Pulmonary Care Pllc 9 $157,953 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wynright Corporation 1 $91,021 50.00%
Encore Adhc Llc 1 $34,070 50.00%
La Potosina Ky 1 $21,611 50.00%
Kde Equine Llc 1 $43,805 50.00%
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products Llc 1 $34,466 50.00%
Winit America Inc 1 $47,778 50.00%
Michael J Grogan Md Llc Dba Go Beyond Medicine 1 $71,115 50.00%
Saint Josephlondon 1 $136,864 50.00%
Robert Bosch Llc 1 $77,750 50.00%
El Mazatlan 6 Inc 1 $63,024 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aircraft Manufacturing 1 $69,638 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 1 $29,162 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $79,851 100.00%
Dry Condensed And Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing 1 $91,978 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,795 100.00%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills 1 $175,344 100.00%
Rubber Product Manufacturing For Mechanical Use 1 $61,277 100.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing 1 $69,222 100.00%
All Other Textile Product Mills 1 $89,274 100.00%
Legislative Bodies 1 $36,504 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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