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 %
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%
Accountants and Auditors 12 $51,355 57.14%
Management Analysts 12 $67,442 60.00%
Pediatricians, General 12 $123,827 60.00%
Industrial Production Managers 11 $94,385 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 %
Hcl America Inc 137 $70,405 98.56%
Accenture Llp 134 $74,206 97.81%
Deloitte Touche Llp 128 $52,171 98.46%
Fujitsu America Inc 128 $76,260 98.46%
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc 124 $88,373 96.12%
Summit Medical Group 116 $180,365 95.87%
Ernst Young Us Llp 112 $69,929 93.33%
Pikeville Medical Center Inc 106 $187,764 92.98%
University Of Louisville Physicians Inc 99 $145,825 89.19%
Aspire Systems Inc 97 $71,563 90.65%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wade Farms Labor Management Llc 33 $24,012 100.00%
Pleasure View Farms Llc 32 $23,680 100.00%
Tobacco Way Farms Llc 32 $24,708 100.00%
Jeff Howard 32 $24,919 100.00%
Millers Sons Tobacco Llc 32 $24,997 100.00%
Asa Phillips 32 $24,641 100.00%
Gary L Brame Farms Llc 32 $25,310 100.00%
P C Tobacco 32 $23,952 100.00%
Stephen Tobacco Co Llc 31 $24,539 100.00%
James Dale Seay 31 $23,409 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Morehead State University 9 $46,231 34.62%
Metalsa Structural Products 9 $74,672 34.62%
Pomeroy It Solutions Sales Company 8 $77,363 32.00%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 8 $84,341 32.00%
Eagle Furniture Manufacturers Llc 8 $43,246 33.33%
Dallas Stewart Racing Stable Inc 8 $18,453 36.36%
Work4ceinc 7 $67,540 31.82%
Mubea Tailor Rolled Blanks Llc 7 $87,889 31.82%
Owensboro Health Medical Group 7 $196,114 33.33%
So So Fresh Sushi Llc 7 $49,358 36.84%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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