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 %
Marketing Managers 44 $88,783 84.62%
Soil and Plant Scientists 43 $39,794 82.69%
Data Warehousing Specialists 43 $65,188 84.31%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 40 $52,714 85.11%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 40 $41,174 86.96%
General and Operations Managers 40 $85,785 88.89%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $42,654 82.22%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 36 $41,680 80.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $46,642 92.31%
Industrial Production Managers 36 $91,522 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dentists, General 5 $71,888 55.56%
Materials Engineers 5 $82,838 55.56%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 5 $22,967 62.50%
Clergy 5 $36,204 62.50%
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 4 $35,235 50.00%
Sales Engineers 4 $66,102 50.00%
Instructional Coordinators 4 $43,706 57.14%
Coaches and Scouts 4 $20,105 57.14%
Logisticians 4 $57,314 57.14%
Cooks, Restaurant 4 $22,230 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 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 %
Gen Nine Inc 18 $56,999 85.71%
Southeastern Physician Services Pc 18 $161,468 85.71%
Adroit Associates Inc 18 $63,921 90.00%
Techsmart Global Inc 18 $68,506 90.00%
Kentuckyone Health Medical Group 18 $166,748 90.00%
Lindsey Wilson College 18 $29,333 90.00%
Management Health Systems Llc 18 $41,629 90.00%
International Business Machines Corporation 17 $73,908 89.47%
Summit Energy Services Inc 17 $75,591 89.47%
Digital Scripts Inc 17 $70,258 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mountain After Hours Clinic Psc 2 $143,510 66.67%
Meiji Corporation 2 $51,418 66.67%
Meiwa Usa Inc 1 $55,890 33.33%
Baptist Physicians Lexington 1 $166,400 33.33%
Murphys Electrical Service Llc 1 $33,800 33.33%
Sona Hotel Llc 1 $26,416 33.33%
Clarion Corporation Of America 1 $67,662 33.33%
David Construction Inc 1 $45,906 33.33%
Poser Farm Llc 1 $20,155 33.33%
Proctive Consulting Llc 1 $68,973 33.33%

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 $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