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%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $62,976 58.82%
General and Operations Managers 10 $78,131 62.50%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $47,111 56.25%
Civil Engineers 9 $73,755 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 %
Applied Computer Techniques 5 $50,773 83.33%
Mutex Systems Inc 5 $49,467 83.33%
Horizon Consulting Inc 5 $54,176 83.33%
Tasman Industries Inc 5 $46,713 83.33%
Wi Care Nursing Clinical Laboratory Services Llp 5 $51,713 83.33%
Elix Inc 5 $45,157 83.33%
Advansoft International Inc 5 $62,025 83.33%
Savin Technologies Inc 5 $55,158 83.33%
Amazoncomkydc Inc 5 $65,778 83.33%
Nds Usa Llc 5 $49,554 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Josh Sykes 8 $19,575 100.00%
Claude Taylor Farms 8 $20,992 100.00%
Julie Rini 8 $23,702 100.00%
Cherry Farms Association 8 $21,336 100.00%
Hartland Inc 8 $20,400 100.00%
Wade Farms Llc 8 $27,950 100.00%
William Wilson 8 $19,575 100.00%
Bs Farm Services Llc 8 $19,822 100.00%
Hayco Farms Llc 8 $26,387 100.00%
Andrew Lester 8 $23,955 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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