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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 %
Business Intelligence Analysts 65 $70,573 89.04%
Materials Engineers 64 $73,269 90.14%
Surgeons 63 $196,168 88.73%
Biological Scientists, All Other 62 $42,004 87.32%
Information Security Analysts 62 $77,609 88.57%
Coaches and Scouts 57 $24,444 81.43%
Psychiatrists 56 $173,751 82.35%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 55 $107,531 85.94%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 52 $67,963 86.67%
Marketing Managers 49 $90,409 83.05%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 7 $97,537 58.33%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 7 $75,171 63.64%
Materials Engineers 7 $85,895 63.64%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 7 $21,947 63.64%
Food Service Managers 7 $44,506 63.64%
Engineers, All Other 6 $73,868 60.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6 $18,855 60.00%
Psychiatrists 6 $142,560 60.00%
Information Security Analysts 6 $87,249 60.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 6 $74,038 60.00%
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 %
Hcl America Inc 137 $70,405 98.56%
Accenture Llp 134 $74,206 97.81%
Deloitte Touche Llp 128 $52,171 98.46%
Fujitsu America Inc 128 $76,260 98.46%
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc 124 $88,373 96.12%
Summit Medical Group 116 $180,365 95.87%
Ernst Young Us Llp 112 $69,929 93.33%
Pikeville Medical Center Inc 106 $187,764 92.98%
University Of Louisville Physicians Inc 99 $145,825 89.19%
Aspire Systems Inc 97 $71,563 90.65%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wade Farms Labor Management Llc 33 $24,012 100.00%
Pleasure View Farms Llc 32 $23,680 100.00%
Tobacco Way Farms Llc 32 $24,708 100.00%
Jeff Howard 32 $24,919 100.00%
Millers Sons Tobacco Llc 32 $24,997 100.00%
Asa Phillips 32 $24,641 100.00%
Gary L Brame Farms Llc 32 $25,310 100.00%
P C Tobacco 32 $23,952 100.00%
Stephen Tobacco Co Llc 31 $24,539 100.00%
James Dale Seay 31 $23,409 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Morehead State University 9 $46,231 34.62%
Metalsa Structural Products 9 $74,672 34.62%
Pomeroy It Solutions Sales Company 8 $77,363 32.00%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 8 $84,341 32.00%
Eagle Furniture Manufacturers Llc 8 $43,246 33.33%
Dallas Stewart Racing Stable Inc 8 $18,453 36.36%
Work4ceinc 7 $67,540 31.82%
Mubea Tailor Rolled Blanks Llc 7 $87,889 31.82%
Owensboro Health Medical Group 7 $196,114 33.33%
So So Fresh Sushi Llc 7 $49,358 36.84%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Support Services 2 $69,129 66.67%
Individual And Family Services 2 $31,751 100.00%
Mobile Food Services 2 $56,701 100.00%
Abrasive Product Manufacturing 2 $75,722 100.00%
Personal Care Services 2 $109,783 100.00%
Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 2 $82,285 100.00%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 2 $112,934 100.00%
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities 2 $31,783 100.00%
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers 2 $52,499 100.00%
Business Associations 2 $105,550 100.00%
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 $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