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 %
Itech Us Inc 35 $69,154 94.59%
Rainbow Design Services 34 $63,356 91.89%
Celanese Corporation 33 $79,092 91.67%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 32 $67,296 88.89%
University Medical Center Inc 31 $61,619 88.57%
Ntt Data Inc Formerly Keane Inc 31 $66,491 91.18%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 31 $68,365 91.18%
Summit Medical Group Inc 30 $131,366 88.24%
Campbellsville University Inc 29 $42,065 87.88%
Ettain Group Inc 29 $63,322 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flextronics International Usa 2 $84,220 33.33%
Ebonite International 2 $85,738 33.33%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 2 $77,324 33.33%
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation 2 $116,542 33.33%
Leitchfield Pediatric Clinic Psc 2 $136,095 33.33%
Kentucky Inpatient Medicine Associates Pllc 2 $111,509 33.33%
Neonatal Services Psc 2 $182,915 33.33%
Zeon Chemicals Lp 2 $94,328 33.33%
Carlson Software 2 $70,367 33.33%
Allstate Tower Inc 2 $73,539 33.33%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Glass Container Manufacturing 2 $113,402 66.67%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $60,830 66.67%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 2 $68,058 66.67%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 2 $68,547 66.67%
Miscellaneous Intermediation 2 $63,367 66.67%
Adhesive Manufacturing 2 $72,686 66.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 2 $87,631 66.67%
Computer Training 2 $31,387 66.67%
Waste Collection 2 $55,775 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 2 $74,288 100.00%
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