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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 %
Physical Therapist Assistants 1 $50,294 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $50,939 100.00%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $53,040 100.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $53,061 100.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 1 $53,394 100.00%
Energy Brokers 1 $55,266 100.00%
Audiologists 1 $57,054 100.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $58,448 100.00%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 1 $58,802 100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists 1 $58,947 100.00%
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 %
Cambodia 3 $18,165 42.86%
Jamaica 3 $56,611 42.86%
Malaysia 3 $124,176 42.86%
Ukraine 2 $55,838 28.57%
Netherlands 2 $35,235 33.33%
Romania 2 $99,475 33.33%
New Zealand 2 $83,074 33.33%
Haiti 2 $57,512 33.33%
Cyprus 2 $43,415 33.33%
Ecuador 2 $51,607 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northern Kentucky University 71 $48,221 92.21%
Humana Insurance Company 71 $81,124 95.95%
Apogee Medical Group Kentucky Psc 69 $150,208 93.24%
Fayette County Public Schools 67 $43,203 90.54%
Latitude 36 Inc 66 $79,857 89.19%
Ibm India Private Limited 66 $59,057 91.67%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 64 $72,884 94.12%
Ibm Corporation 61 $64,815 91.04%
Niche Software Solutions Inc 59 $63,153 92.19%
Kings Daughters Medical Specialties Inc 57 $164,371 91.94%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 6,167 $25,421 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 2,537 $26,113 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 647 $21,341 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 135 $26,460 100.00%
Crop Production 69 $27,204 100.00%
Hay Farming 52 $25,357 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 45 $26,471 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 30 $27,403 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 27 $25,921 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 26 $25,243 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 328 $2,178,694 47.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 297 $77,162 55.83%
Other Food Manufacturing 63 $105,404 14.79%
Engineering Services 59 $72,396 17.99%
Horses And Other Equine Production 26 $43,929 8.75%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 24 $45,245 9.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 22 $76,970 12.79%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing 18 $99,157 14.63%
Religious Organizations 17 $48,318 14.91%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 15 $81,971 19.74%

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