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 %
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 %
Thailand 2 $43,420 33.33%
Ecuador 2 $51,607 40.00%
New Zealand 2 $83,074 40.00%
Romania 2 $49,010 40.00%
Bolivia 2 $83,481 40.00%
Belize 2 $66,851 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $32,417 50.00%
Netherlands 2 $35,235 50.00%
Poland 2 $45,276 50.00%
Uganda 1 $187,199 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 3,049 $62,709 99.64%
University Of Kentucky 1,409 $70,872 85.29%
Humana Inc 980 $87,551 96.08%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 733 $74,428 92.43%
Wipro Limited 727 $61,266 96.55%
University Of Louisville 723 $50,733 96.66%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 644 $63,433 89.44%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 604 $62,697 92.64%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 549 $61,204 90.74%
Infosys Limited 496 $64,281 99.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Workman Farms Inc 60 $23,983 100.00%
Seven Springs Farms 46 $25,310 100.00%
Consolation Farms Llc 42 $25,512 100.00%
Henry Winn 40 $24,313 100.00%
Mark Cunningham Farms Llc 40 $23,954 100.00%
Robey Farms 40 $24,344 100.00%
Dwain Bell 38 $24,001 100.00%
Chris Mallory 38 $24,287 100.00%
Jackie Carson Farms 37 $22,935 100.00%
Rb Farms 37 $25,398 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc 136 $2,516,328 16.50%
Archer Daniels Midland 79 $107,013 25.73%
Creative Image Bmp 61 $22,492 23.37%
Pikeville Medical Center Inc 55 $186,948 24.66%
Perdue Farms Inc 38 $20,959 27.94%
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc 26 $17,539 25.00%
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq 25 $18,094 25.00%
Fmr Llc 18 $87,853 18.56%
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Incdba Ge Appliances 17 $99,993 20.73%
Campbellsville University 15 $40,520 18.99%

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