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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 %
Etown Infusion Pharmacy Llc 4 $95,097 80.00%
Bando Usa Inc 4 $51,160 80.00%
Peoplecorp America Inc 4 $34,128 80.00%
Skolix Llc 4 $58,287 80.00%
Modern Marketing Concepts Inc 4 $37,339 80.00%
Crystal Broadband Network Inc 4 $38,335 80.00%
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products Llc 4 $41,907 80.00%
Winstar Farm Llc 4 $45,750 80.00%
3h Company Llc 4 $40,352 80.00%
Prosoft It Services Inc 4 $47,112 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Roger D Davis 6 $22,852 100.00%
Matthew Gajdzik 6 $27,515 100.00%
Frog Pond Llc 6 $30,014 100.00%
Acl Farm Llc 6 $26,215 100.00%
Duane Moore 6 $30,032 100.00%
Smith Scott Of Western Kentucky Llc 6 $22,024 100.00%
Lake Cumberland Produce Llc 6 $25,452 100.00%
Brady R Jarvis 6 $22,852 100.00%
William C Rice 6 $29,692 100.00%
Rick Lawson 6 $20,779 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 29 $24,325 100.00%
Corn Farming 26 $28,615 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 23 $24,594 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 20 $29,822 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 19 $28,117 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 18 $27,789 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 17 $24,203 100.00%
Racetracks 16 $28,833 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 16 $25,373 100.00%
Other Animal Production 15 $27,456 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Food Manufacturing 76 $107,067 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 70 $96,052 100.00%
Engineering Services 63 $73,897 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 51 $25,276 100.00%
Janitorial Services 51 $18,175 100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 46 $26,839 100.00%
Poultry Processing 45 $20,507 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians 45 $145,158 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 30 $38,242 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 27 $44,001 100.00%

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