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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 %
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $29,162 100.00%
Education Administrators, All Other 1 $48,506 100.00%
Producers and Directors 1 $59,384 100.00%
Music Directors 1 $22,173 100.00%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 1 $26,957 100.00%
Religious Workers, All Other 1 $15,662 100.00%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1 $22,443 100.00%
Video Game Designers 1 $43,763 100.00%
Energy Engineers 1 $78,187 100.00%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1 $23,490 100.00%
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 %
Photon Infotech Inc 5 $68,661 83.33%
Infac North America Inc 5 $43,314 83.33%
Clark Material Handling Company 5 $46,159 83.33%
Smartsoft International Inc 5 $46,159 83.33%
The Methodist Home Of Kentucky Inc 5 $44,000 83.33%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 5 $53,352 83.33%
Adex Medical Staffing Llc 5 $32,369 83.33%
Hagyard Davidson Mcgee Associates Pllc 5 $48,106 83.33%
Tekskills Inc 5 $45,623 83.33%
Cisco Systems Inc 5 $68,823 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shannon D Turner 8 $27,152 100.00%
Sff Hazel Llc 8 $27,825 100.00%
Greg Wilson 8 $23,501 100.00%
Donald Jordan Harris 8 $29,104 100.00%
John Tuggle 8 $23,486 100.00%
Strader Farms Llc 8 $26,861 100.00%
Joey Bishop 8 $21,918 100.00%
Alvis Monroe Farms Llc 8 $22,485 100.00%
Hooks Farms 8 $21,765 100.00%
Simons Farms 8 $20,571 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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