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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 %
Information Technology Project Managers 209 $68,545 91.27%
Family and General Practitioners 160 $139,762 93.02%
Operations Research Analysts 157 $62,250 92.35%
Accountants and Auditors 152 $45,587 92.68%
Statisticians 149 $66,225 90.85%
Chemists 132 $65,659 91.03%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 121 $49,890 87.68%
Civil Engineers 113 $65,267 86.26%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 108 $46,269 85.04%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 105 $62,671 90.52%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statisticians 20 $71,137 76.92%
Surgeons 19 $171,819 76.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $47,645 76.00%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 18 $20,904 75.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 14 $110,348 58.33%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $40,885 59.09%
Pediatricians, General 12 $123,827 57.14%
Accountants and Auditors 12 $51,355 60.00%
Management Analysts 12 $67,442 60.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $44,129 57.89%
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 %
Control Space Tech Llc 24 $80,468 92.31%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 24 $104,637 92.31%
Aerotek Inc 23 $67,301 88.46%
Vogt Power International Inc 23 $82,184 88.46%
Toyota Boshoku America Inc 23 $64,934 88.46%
Technosoft Corporation 23 $67,111 88.46%
Nalashaa Llc 23 $58,277 88.46%
Computech Corporation 23 $68,022 92.00%
Erp Analysts Inc 23 $75,127 92.00%
General Cable Industries Inc 23 $69,795 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taul Tobacco Farm Llc 23 $25,003 100.00%
Ricky Thurston Farms 23 $22,975 100.00%
Roger Burris 23 $25,203 100.00%
Daniel Wadley 23 $25,424 100.00%
Elmwood Stock Farm Llc 23 $25,692 100.00%
Farmers Tobacco 23 $24,783 100.00%
Jpd Tobacco Llc 23 $24,889 100.00%
Fred Sipes 23 $25,154 100.00%
Bush Son Farms 23 $24,065 100.00%
Dennis Brent Gosney 23 $24,800 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel Lp 2 $97,219 40.00%
Beckman Coulter Inc 2 $103,990 40.00%
Oriental Rug Outlet Llc 2 $30,399 40.00%
Ashutosh Lohe Md Psc 2 $207,657 40.00%
Harrison Memorial Hospital 2 $187,824 40.00%
Riney Dairy Llc 2 $27,124 40.00%
Summit Energy Services 2 $96,346 40.00%
Constellium Uacj Abs Llc 2 $83,835 40.00%
Kentucky State University 2 $44,210 50.00%
Equian Llc 2 $107,557 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Support Services 2 $69,129 66.67%
Individual And Family Services 2 $31,751 100.00%
Mobile Food Services 2 $56,701 100.00%
Abrasive Product Manufacturing 2 $75,722 100.00%
Personal Care Services 2 $109,783 100.00%
Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 2 $82,285 100.00%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 2 $112,934 100.00%
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities 2 $31,783 100.00%
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers 2 $52,499 100.00%
Business Associations 2 $105,550 100.00%
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 $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