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 %
Surgeons 64 $194,717 90.14%
Information Security Analysts 62 $77,609 87.32%
Biological Scientists, All Other 62 $42,004 88.57%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 61 $51,040 87.14%
Materials Engineers 61 $72,510 88.41%
Psychiatrists 56 $173,751 82.35%
Coaches and Scouts 53 $23,555 82.81%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 52 $104,194 89.66%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 50 $67,186 86.21%
Computer Network Architects 47 $71,001 87.04%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 7 $68,756 63.64%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 7 $75,171 63.64%
Food Service Managers 7 $44,506 70.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 6 $74,038 60.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6 $18,855 60.00%
Information Security Analysts 6 $87,249 60.00%
Psychiatrists 6 $142,560 60.00%
Marketing Managers 6 $76,676 66.67%
Engineers, All Other 6 $73,868 66.67%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 6 $25,220 66.67%
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 %
El Salvador 15 $35,843 46.88%
Bangladesh 15 $24,938 48.39%
Vietnam 14 $25,036 58.33%
Jordan 13 $141,878 56.52%
Nigeria 12 $65,759 54.55%
Germany 12 $65,666 54.55%
United Kingdom 11 $65,587 55.00%
Iran 10 $55,561 52.63%
Venezuela 8 $67,683 44.44%
Lebanon 8 $133,549 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Fuji Seal Inc 5 $66,668 100.00%
The Freeman Corporation 5 $65,865 100.00%
Granite America Usa Inc 5 $66,061 100.00%
Sonus Software Solutions Inc 5 $72,447 100.00%
Metalsa Structural Products Inc 5 $68,220 100.00%
Solstice Systems And Technology Llc 5 $55,407 100.00%
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Llc 5 $93,862 100.00%
Moxie It Solutions Inc 5 $62,695 100.00%
Mubea Inc 5 $77,418 100.00%
Sogeti Usa Llc 5 $68,985 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 6,167 $25,421 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 2,537 $26,113 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 647 $21,341 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 135 $26,460 100.00%
Crop Production 69 $27,204 100.00%
Hay Farming 52 $25,357 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 45 $26,471 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 30 $27,403 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 27 $25,921 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 26 $25,243 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 328 $2,178,694 47.61%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 297 $77,162 55.83%
Other Food Manufacturing 63 $105,404 14.79%
Engineering Services 59 $72,396 17.99%
Horses And Other Equine Production 26 $43,929 8.75%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 24 $45,245 9.38%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 22 $76,970 12.79%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing 18 $99,157 14.63%
Religious Organizations 17 $48,318 14.91%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 15 $81,971 19.74%

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