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 %
Spain 1 $48,485 25.00%
Israel 1 $208,000 33.33%
Hungary 1 $18,075 33.33%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $56,253 33.33%
Portugal 1 $66,123 33.33%
Chile 1 $48,830 33.33%
Norway 1 $42,328 33.33%
Albania 1 $35,880 33.33%
Barbados 1 $157,518 33.33%
Lithuania 1 $92,061 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Total Display Solutions Llc 19 $60,428 90.48%
Donan Solutions Llc 19 $77,493 90.48%
Green It Solutions Inc 19 $68,032 90.48%
Management Health Systems Llc 18 $41,629 85.71%
Gen Nine Inc 18 $56,999 85.71%
Ryder System Inc 18 $59,573 85.71%
American Board Of Family Medicine Inc 18 $75,490 90.00%
Adroit Associates Inc 18 $63,921 90.00%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 18 $92,756 90.00%
Owensboro Health Medical Group Inc 18 $199,198 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Csw Cw Llc 21 $26,097 100.00%
Jared Donaldson Farms 21 $22,662 100.00%
Leslie Tobacco Farms Llc 21 $25,469 100.00%
Barry Wright 21 $25,565 100.00%
Mark Anthony Sadler 21 $25,242 100.00%
Glenn Chappell 21 $25,199 100.00%
Clark Farms 20 $24,786 100.00%
Kamuf Tobacco Company Llc 20 $26,022 100.00%
Larry Walden 20 $25,854 100.00%
Harton Tobacco Partnership 20 $28,265 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pineville Community Hospital Assoc Inc 1 $148,325 33.33%
Nhk Spring Precision Of America 1 $84,552 33.33%
Kerr Greulich Engineers Inc 1 $50,274 33.33%
Jumbo Buffet Restaurant Inc 1 $23,504 33.33%
David Construction Inc 1 $45,906 33.33%
Franklin Precision Industry Incorporated 1 $40,581 33.33%
Casco Products Corp 1 $52,894 33.33%
Poser Farm Llc 1 $20,155 33.33%
Proctive Consulting Llc 1 $68,973 33.33%
Eckart America Corp 1 $70,616 33.33%

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