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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 %
Medical Assistants 1 $28,517 100.00%
Musicians, Instrumental 1 $28,850 100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists 1 $58,947 100.00%
Teacher Assistants 1 $15,070 100.00%
Climate Change Analysts 1 $77,896 100.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 1 $33,904 100.00%
Survey Researchers 1 $38,480 100.00%
Energy Brokers 1 $55,266 100.00%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1 $23,462 100.00%
Environmental Engineering Technicians 1 $36,504 100.00%
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 %
Venezuela 8 $67,683 44.44%
Taiwan 8 $57,245 44.44%
Syria 8 $92,014 44.44%
Burma (myanmar) 8 $51,074 50.00%
South Africa 7 $46,904 43.75%
Turkey 7 $82,045 43.75%
Libya 6 $125,768 42.86%
Colombia 6 $20,790 42.86%
Ghana 6 $35,880 42.86%
Egypt 6 $93,074 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mythri Consulting Llc 9 $74,924 90.00%
Ltimindtree Limited 9 $75,994 90.00%
Wells Engineering Psc 9 $76,812 90.00%
Tekinvaderz Llc 9 $75,619 90.00%
Signin Soft Inc 9 $81,272 90.00%
Vsion Technologies Inc 9 $81,927 90.00%
Nk Technolabs Llc 9 $97,150 90.00%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 9 $94,610 90.00%
Caremark Llc 9 $118,319 90.00%
Kings Daughters Medical Specialties 9 $179,057 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Timathy E Sapp 13 $20,646 100.00%
Sk Farms 13 $27,336 100.00%
Hillview Farms 13 $21,459 100.00%
Josh Monroe Farms Llc 13 $27,584 100.00%
Youngs Farm Partnership 13 $25,038 100.00%
Ryan Perkins 13 $22,482 100.00%
Westbrook Tobacco Farms Llc 13 $24,934 100.00%
Rootbound Farm Llc 13 $26,958 100.00%
Graddy Prewitt 13 $22,532 100.00%
David Brumfield Farms 13 $22,067 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems Usa Llc 1 $67,600 50.00%
Nextep Farms Llc 1 $23,421 50.00%
Ideology Institute Of Technology Inc 1 $50,565 50.00%
Lantechcom 1 $103,355 50.00%
Westport Axle Co Llc 1 $68,120 50.00%
Fleetcor Technologies Inc 1 $79,997 50.00%
Trad North America 1 $38,189 50.00%
Phoenix Paper Llc 1 $68,266 50.00%
Http Holdings Llc 1 $46,363 50.00%
Pleatco Llc 1 $96,054 50.00%

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