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%
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 %
Deaconess Clinic Inc 10 $99,603 90.91%
Aapptec Llc 10 $56,830 90.91%
Highdata Software Corporation 10 $79,417 90.91%
Johnson Controls Inc 10 $79,477 90.91%
Shinewell Technologies Inc 10 $61,938 90.91%
Trinuc Llc 10 $74,464 90.91%
Darsh Consultancy Services Llc 10 $51,890 90.91%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 10 $55,599 90.91%
Egen Solutions Inc 10 $71,914 90.91%
Genscape Inc 10 $76,305 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skaggs Family Farms Llc 15 $27,703 100.00%
Jason Wade 15 $26,882 100.00%
Anthony Crabb 15 $21,131 100.00%
D H Farms Llc 15 $23,255 100.00%
Mark Burnett 15 $24,723 100.00%
Leeswood Farm Inc 15 $26,783 100.00%
Jerry W Simons 15 $25,786 100.00%
Richard Barton 15 $26,882 100.00%
Shackelford Farms 15 $24,028 100.00%
Randy Jordon 15 $20,892 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hydromaxusa Llc 1 $56,160 50.00%
Wynright Corporation 1 $91,021 50.00%
The Cornett Group Inc 1 $52,624 50.00%
United Clinics Of Kentucky 1 $64,147 50.00%
Amcor Flexibles Llc 1 $102,523 50.00%
Nur Islamic School Of Louisville 1 $43,020 50.00%
Croppers Greenhouse 1 $20,176 50.00%
Lexington Korean Presbyterian Church 1 $38,792 50.00%
Murty Pharmaceuticals Inc 1 $52,874 50.00%
Lal Cellular Llc 1 $45,178 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 1 $96,054 100.00%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 1 $108,763 100.00%
Car Washes 1 $30,534 100.00%
Sales Financing 1 $47,611 100.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 1 $151,341 100.00%
Mining Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 1 $104,728 100.00%
All Other Food Manufacturing 1 $118,061 100.00%

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