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 %
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 %
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 %
Rsr Unlimited Inc 6 $58,254 85.71%
Pavane Solutions Inc 6 $69,417 85.71%
Bonfiglioli Usa Inc 6 $71,691 85.71%
Ingenious Heads Llc 6 $67,919 85.71%
Srk Systems Inc 6 $73,628 85.71%
Big Apple Infotech Llc 6 $76,305 85.71%
Savvy It Group Inc 6 $62,584 85.71%
Hewlett Packard Company 6 $72,890 85.71%
Cloud Source Inc 6 $69,975 85.71%
Vied Technologies Inc 6 $77,394 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stevens Farms Llc 9 $26,811 100.00%
Thomas Harper 9 $22,674 100.00%
Kdwld Farms 9 $20,641 100.00%
Jason T Wilcoxson 9 $23,453 100.00%
Mark Tracy 9 $26,171 100.00%
Davis Farms 9 $20,476 100.00%
Margie Reed 9 $24,630 100.00%
Chastain Farms Llc 9 $26,250 100.00%
Kyle Ricketts 9 $27,162 100.00%
Tallgrass Farm Llc 9 $26,042 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Feedlots 3 $29,370 100.00%
Spectator Sports 3 $28,246 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 3 $30,784 100.00%
Landscaping Services 3 $30,188 100.00%
Mining Quarrying And Oil And Gas Extraction 2 $21,382 66.67%
Strawberry Farming 2 $29,276 66.67%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 2 $11,531 100.00%
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products 2 $22,714 100.00%
Wineries 1 $31,491 50.00%
Professional Scientific And Technical Services 1 $25,792 50.00%

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