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 %
Regulatory Affairs Managers 1 $82,597 100.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $38,750 100.00%
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 %
Hca National Patient Account Services 8 $67,363 88.89%
Srg Global Trim Inc 8 $82,168 88.89%
Capital Recruiters Inc 8 $63,643 88.89%
Aventics Corporation 8 $91,257 88.89%
Spa Enterprise Services Inc 8 $57,283 88.89%
Saligram Systems Inc 8 $68,125 88.89%
Papa Johns Usa Inc 8 $87,651 88.89%
Career Soft Solutions Inc 8 $67,335 88.89%
Piorion Solutionsinc 8 $75,371 88.89%
International Technology Solutions Inc 8 $69,217 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Castlepark Farm Llc 12 $23,925 100.00%
Jones Key 12 $21,889 100.00%
Brookstown Farm Inc 12 $25,100 100.00%
Mitchell Dale Guthrie 12 $22,419 100.00%
J A Farms Llc 12 $20,959 100.00%
Bobby Birdsong 12 $24,239 100.00%
Lhab Llc 12 $24,014 100.00%
L R Calvert Farms Llc 12 $27,733 100.00%
Woodford Burley Llc 12 $27,754 100.00%
Mckay Tobacco Llc 12 $27,524 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel 1 $88,317 50.00%
Berry Film Products Company Inc 1 $65,811 50.00%
Equus Run Vineyards Llc 1 $18,637 50.00%
Faurecia Automotive Seating 1 $89,045 50.00%
Goldman Of Louisville Inc 1 $46,176 50.00%
Emerald Therapy Center Llc 1 $38,022 50.00%
New Image Contracting Llc 1 $76,606 50.00%
Robert W Baird Co Incorporated 1 $57,200 50.00%
Bart Rudolph Farms 1 $23,400 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