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 %
Financial Analysts 96 $56,750 92.31%
Physical Therapists 95 $65,027 92.23%
Pediatricians, General 86 $145,544 85.15%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 84 $41,116 84.85%
Engineers, All Other 83 $55,570 90.22%
Logisticians 81 $56,636 89.01%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 80 $44,132 88.89%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 80 $44,271 93.02%
Chemical Engineers 74 $72,746 87.06%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 71 $52,034 88.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 11 $95,385 61.11%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $44,129 61.11%
General and Operations Managers 10 $78,131 58.82%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $62,976 62.50%
Civil Engineers 9 $73,755 56.25%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $47,111 56.25%
Operations Research Analysts 9 $64,438 60.00%
Animal Trainers 8 $38,376 53.33%
Rock Splitters, Quarry 8 $25,829 57.14%
Pharmacists 8 $92,344 57.14%
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 %
Control Space Tech Llc 24 $80,468 92.31%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 24 $104,637 92.31%
Aerotek Inc 23 $67,301 88.46%
Vogt Power International Inc 23 $82,184 88.46%
Toyota Boshoku America Inc 23 $64,934 88.46%
Technosoft Corporation 23 $67,111 88.46%
Nalashaa Llc 23 $58,277 88.46%
Computech Corporation 23 $68,022 92.00%
Erp Analysts Inc 23 $75,127 92.00%
General Cable Industries Inc 23 $69,795 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taul Tobacco Farm Llc 23 $25,003 100.00%
Ricky Thurston Farms 23 $22,975 100.00%
Roger Burris 23 $25,203 100.00%
Daniel Wadley 23 $25,424 100.00%
Elmwood Stock Farm Llc 23 $25,692 100.00%
Farmers Tobacco 23 $24,783 100.00%
Jpd Tobacco Llc 23 $24,889 100.00%
Fred Sipes 23 $25,154 100.00%
Bush Son Farms 23 $24,065 100.00%
Dennis Brent Gosney 23 $24,800 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bilstein Cold Rolled Steel Lp 2 $97,219 40.00%
Beckman Coulter Inc 2 $103,990 40.00%
Oriental Rug Outlet Llc 2 $30,399 40.00%
Ashutosh Lohe Md Psc 2 $207,657 40.00%
Harrison Memorial Hospital 2 $187,824 40.00%
Riney Dairy Llc 2 $27,124 40.00%
Summit Energy Services 2 $96,346 40.00%
Constellium Uacj Abs Llc 2 $83,835 40.00%
Kentucky State University 2 $44,210 50.00%
Equian Llc 2 $107,557 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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 $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