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 %
Margin5 Solutions Inc 7 $66,753 87.50%
Yum Brands Inc 7 $65,698 87.50%
Vdrive It Solutions Inc 7 $64,474 87.50%
Smart Works Llc 7 $46,654 87.50%
I3infotek Inc 7 $60,709 87.50%
Scioinspire Corporation 7 $61,725 87.50%
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc 7 $49,540 87.50%
Cbs Interactive Inc 7 $69,573 87.50%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 7 $69,546 87.50%
Memorial Hospital Inc 7 $117,155 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aircraft Manufacturing 1 $69,638 100.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 1 $29,162 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $79,851 100.00%
Dry Condensed And Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing 1 $91,978 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,795 100.00%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills 1 $175,344 100.00%
Rubber Product Manufacturing For Mechanical Use 1 $61,277 100.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing 1 $69,222 100.00%
All Other Textile Product Mills 1 $89,274 100.00%
Legislative Bodies 1 $36,504 100.00%
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