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 %
Nigeria 17 $54,304 47.22%
Guatemala 16 $27,430 50.00%
Jordan 15 $144,880 55.56%
Bangladesh 15 $24,938 60.00%
El Salvador 15 $35,843 65.22%
Vietnam 14 $25,036 63.64%
Germany 12 $65,666 54.55%
United Kingdom 12 $64,732 63.16%
Iran 11 $52,947 57.89%
Burma (myanmar) 8 $51,074 42.11%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sypris Technologies Inc 5 $61,389 83.33%
Reliable Software Resources 5 $65,033 83.33%
Industrial Electronics Llc 5 $54,874 83.33%
The Freeman Corporation 5 $65,865 83.33%
Granite America Usa Inc 5 $66,061 83.33%
Sonus Software Solutions Inc 5 $72,447 83.33%
Metalsa Structural Products Inc 5 $68,220 83.33%
Technosoft Engineering Inc 5 $57,429 83.33%
Solstice Systems And Technology Llc 5 $55,407 83.33%
Pittsburgh Glass Works Llc 5 $78,033 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Servants Heart Farms Llc 7 $26,615 100.00%
Atlas Farm Llc 7 $26,746 100.00%
Dennison Farms Llc 7 $29,578 100.00%
Joe A Chapman 7 $19,778 100.00%
Adamleigh Farm Llc 7 $27,180 100.00%
Joseph F Clark 7 $22,723 100.00%
Winstar Farm Llc 7 $27,099 100.00%
Carlton Lee Barker 7 $26,856 100.00%
Joe Dan Taylor 7 $27,881 100.00%
Robert Reed Bush 7 $27,658 100.00%
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