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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 %
St Lucia 1 $88,088 50.00%
Croatia 1 $36,680 50.00%
Ethiopia 1 $63,752 50.00%
Bulgaria 1 $57,200 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $203,424 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $120,890 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corning Incorporated 6 $98,256 85.71%
Kpff Inc 6 $70,835 85.71%
Pennyrile Nephrology Associates Psc 6 $137,509 85.71%
Ra Jones Co 6 $78,101 85.71%
Siemens Mobility Inc 6 $94,026 100.00%
Technovators Inc 6 $71,635 100.00%
Sdh Systems Llc 6 $77,455 100.00%
Brainware Inc 6 $68,234 100.00%
International B2b Solutions Inc 6 $70,093 100.00%
Parsoft Llc 6 $75,251 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barry Howton Trucking 9 $25,141 100.00%
Pond River Tobacco Co Llc 9 $22,554 100.00%
Janice Odonoghue 9 $26,871 100.00%
Tim Falwell 9 $20,825 100.00%
Ferguson Farms And Equipment Llc 9 $24,715 100.00%
Svg Farm Llc 9 $25,940 100.00%
Mattingly Bros Farms 9 $21,151 100.00%
Smith Son Farms Llc 9 $27,292 100.00%
Bmr Farms Llc 9 $29,499 100.00%
A O Tobacco Farms 9 $21,905 100.00%
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