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
27,189 62.37% $71,661 H-1B
14,064 32.26% $23,690 H-2A
2,126 4.88% $274,393 PERM
214 0.49% $76,857 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kentucky has seen a total of 43,593 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kentucky is the H-1B visa with 27,189 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 62.37% of Kentucky's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 14,064 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 32.26% of Kentucky's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kentucky (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Analysts 91 $56,148 91.92%
Physical Therapists 90 $64,801 90.91%
Pediatricians, General 86 $145,544 87.76%
Engineers, All Other 82 $55,190 85.42%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 79 $40,669 88.76%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 77 $44,251 88.51%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 73 $43,319 90.12%
Logisticians 71 $56,056 89.87%
Chemical Engineers 70 $72,263 90.91%
Business Intelligence Analysts 65 $70,573 91.55%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 10 $92,533 55.56%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $47,111 52.94%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $63,567 56.25%
Operations Research Analysts 9 $64,438 56.25%
General and Operations Managers 9 $82,622 60.00%
Animal Trainers 8 $38,376 53.33%
Pharmacists 8 $92,344 57.14%
Rock Splitters, Quarry 8 $25,829 57.14%
Industrial Production Managers 8 $90,930 66.67%
Financial Managers 7 $97,537 63.64%
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 2,181 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Kentucky From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 550 $466,197 44.00%
Mexico 180 $31,168 48.26%
Philippines 49 $4,503,106 35.51%
South Korea 38 $49,680 37.62%
China 38 $56,697 41.76%
Canada 34 $101,080 39.53%
Pakistan 34 $98,049 49.28%
Nepal 24 $62,564 46.15%
Japan 21 $74,903 42.86%
Brazil 17 $52,123 51.52%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Challenge Manufacturing Holdings Inc 3 $67,448 100.00%
Cmta Inc 3 $64,515 100.00%
Freudenberg Filtration Technologies Lp 3 $56,285 100.00%
Acs Commercial Solutions Llc 3 $62,081 100.00%
Computer Services Inc 3 $59,710 100.00%
American Unit Inc 3 $63,378 100.00%
Sightspectrum Llc 3 $65,950 100.00%
Sigma Group Inc 3 $64,334 100.00%
Kaliocommerce Inc 3 $65,165 100.00%
Sriven Systems Of Tx Inc 3 $59,626 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 1 $86,091 100.00%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving 1 $73,757 100.00%
Metal Tank Heavy Gauge Manufacturing 1 $84,968 100.00%
Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing 1 $104,728 100.00%
Dental Laboratories 1 $53,061 100.00%
Business Associations 1 $101,587 100.00%
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 1 $63,149 100.00%
Pension Funds 1 $81,848 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $100,318 100.00%
Cement Manufacturing 1 $62,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $71,661. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage