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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 %
Spain 1 $48,485 25.00%
Israel 1 $208,000 33.33%
Hungary 1 $18,075 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $56,253 33.33%
Portugal 1 $66,123 33.33%
Chile 1 $48,830 33.33%
Norway 1 $42,328 33.33%
Albania 1 $35,880 33.33%
Barbados 1 $157,518 33.33%
Lithuania 1 $92,061 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Opel Systems Inc 6 $52,739 85.71%
Cigniti Inc 6 $40,931 85.71%
Xpedite Technologies Inc 6 $42,307 85.71%
Ezenius Inc 6 $60,483 85.71%
Constellium Uacj Abs Llc 6 $58,244 85.71%
Coca Cola Enterprises Inc 6 $70,494 85.71%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 6 $51,338 85.71%
Rkw North America Inc 6 $52,943 85.71%
Datawin Systems Inc 6 $50,683 85.71%
Sriven Infosys Inc 6 $55,786 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tim Beach Ii 10 $21,861 100.00%
Hamby Farms Llc 10 $25,576 100.00%
Gary Brame Farms 10 $18,976 100.00%
Hughes Trucking Llc 10 $26,397 100.00%
Consolation Farm Llc 10 $20,147 100.00%
Stateline Farms Llc 10 $27,007 100.00%
G G Tobacco Association 10 $22,196 100.00%
William H Gallrein Jr 10 $22,587 100.00%
Aaron Anderson 10 $23,419 100.00%
Wurth Bros Farms Llc 10 $20,778 100.00%
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