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
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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 2 $42,089 100.00%
Technical Writers 2 $47,508 100.00%
Interior Designers 2 $50,700 100.00%
Agricultural Engineers 2 $40,040 100.00%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 2 $31,990 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 2 $72,446 100.00%
Clinical Research Coordinators 2 $72,987 100.00%
Loan Officers 2 $33,093 100.00%
Ophthalmologists 2 $132,163 100.00%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 2 $21,902 100.00%
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 %
Mastech Alliance Inc A Mastech Holdings Company 7 $67,969 100.00%
Vistados Corp 7 $64,218 100.00%
Sierra Consulting Inc 7 $74,824 100.00%
Wayfair Llc 7 $79,756 100.00%
Maketime Inc 7 $70,149 100.00%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 7 $73,885 100.00%
Marlabs Llc 7 $78,858 100.00%
V3tech Solutions Inc 7 $76,345 100.00%
Econtenti Inc 7 $74,274 100.00%
Yum Restaurant Services Group Llc 7 $91,056 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cundiff Farmsbarry Alexander Manager 10 $21,120 100.00%
Barr Farms Organic Produce Llc 10 $26,751 100.00%
Folz Folz Farms Llc 10 $24,644 100.00%
Harris Grove Farms Llc 10 $28,558 100.00%
Joseph Green Farms 10 $22,967 100.00%
Barry Hopewell 10 $24,373 100.00%
Jerry Lynn Miller 10 $21,900 100.00%
Bm Burley Farms Llc 10 $25,374 100.00%
Chiapas Tobacco Company 10 $26,641 100.00%
Gross Farms 10 $28,005 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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