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 %
Zambia 1 $79,810 33.33%
Indonesia 1 $79,123 33.33%
Czech Republic 1 $187,199 33.33%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $38,938 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $208,000 50.00%
Belarus 1 $103,355 50.00%
Guyana 1 $119,683 50.00%
Sweden 1 $105,373 50.00%
Croatia 1 $36,680 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $88,088 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sagitec Solutions Llc 20 $58,597 90.91%
Yashco Systems Inc 20 $68,222 90.91%
Techsmart Global Inc 20 $69,369 90.91%
Clariant Corporation 20 $76,023 95.24%
Go Systems Llc 20 $59,206 95.24%
Keane Inc 20 $59,158 95.24%
Lindsey Wilson College 19 $29,792 90.48%
Analysts International Corporation 19 $71,370 90.48%
Grupo Antolin Kentucky Inc 19 $64,997 90.48%
Leancor Llc 19 $60,392 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
C E Tobacco Farms Llc 21 $24,677 100.00%
Jesse Shelby Emmick Partnership 21 $25,235 100.00%
Tommy Litchfield 21 $23,815 100.00%
James Wilson 21 $25,380 100.00%
Agky Llc 21 $26,548 100.00%
M M Farms Association 21 $21,772 100.00%
Hutch N Sons Farm Inc 21 $25,157 100.00%
Christian County Tobacco Farms Llc 21 $26,173 100.00%
Steve Brashears 21 $21,549 100.00%
Shannon Perry 21 $25,357 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meridian Software Solutions Inc 2 $87,672 50.00%
Rainbow Design Services 2 $59,655 50.00%
Glenn S Wismer Racing Stables Inc 2 $21,133 50.00%
Lake Cumberland Physician Practices Llc 2 $245,315 50.00%
Toshin Usa Inc 2 $122,762 50.00%
Medicaredit Inc Dba The Outsource Group 2 $104,822 50.00%
Krua Thai Llc 2 $49,358 50.00%
Invesco Institutional Na Inc 1 $22,256 25.00%
Osara Secret Inc Dba Micasa Mexican Restaurant 1 $27,768 25.00%
Mitsubishi Ufj Lease Finance Usa Inc 1 $47,611 25.00%

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