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 %
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 %
Sai Technologies Llc 10 $73,310 83.33%
Ics Global Soft Inc 10 $82,516 83.33%
Moonitsolutions Inc 10 $70,029 83.33%
Walgreen Co 10 $101,340 83.33%
St Claire Regional Medical Center 10 $183,799 83.33%
Lake Cumberland Physician Practices Llc 10 $205,013 83.33%
Seal Consulting Inc 10 $62,042 83.33%
Murray Calloway County Hospital 10 $105,030 90.91%
Transylvania University 10 $38,601 90.91%
Georgetown College 10 $42,264 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Louisville Water Company 1 $96,803 50.00%
Rkw North America Inc 1 $57,262 50.00%
Kentucky Utilities Company 1 $108,763 50.00%
Woodbridge Holdings Inc 1 $56,077 50.00%
Sealy Inc 1 $47,112 50.00%
Luckett Farley Architect Engineers Constructio 1 $63,939 50.00%
Centerstone 1 $67,038 50.00%
Jack Henry Associates Inc 1 $53,352 50.00%
General Electric Company Ge Home Business Solutions 1 $60,798 50.00%
Tmcna Taeyang Metal North America Llc 1 $31,512 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Glass Container Manufacturing 2 $113,402 66.67%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $60,830 66.67%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 2 $68,058 66.67%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 2 $68,547 66.67%
Miscellaneous Intermediation 2 $63,367 66.67%
Adhesive Manufacturing 2 $72,686 66.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 2 $87,631 66.67%
Computer Training 2 $31,387 66.67%
Waste Collection 2 $55,775 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 2 $74,288 100.00%
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