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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 %
Sales Engineers 37 $85,937 86.05%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $46,817 90.24%
Pharmacists 36 $95,264 92.31%
Materials Scientists 35 $59,913 92.11%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $56,603 91.67%
Graphic Designers 33 $45,512 91.67%
Hospitalists 31 $181,506 88.57%
Medical and Health Services Managers 31 $81,355 91.18%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $41,326 88.24%
Biomedical Engineers 29 $55,373 87.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Saint Joseph Health System 28 $81,512 93.33%
Amazoncomkydc Llc 28 $65,300 93.33%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 27 $50,110 90.00%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 27 $68,193 90.00%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 27 $74,989 93.10%
Yash Technologies Inc 27 $60,383 93.10%
Marlabs Inc 26 $53,159 89.66%
Conduent Commercial Solutions Llc 26 $66,530 89.66%
Alltech Inc 26 $53,331 89.66%
General Electric Company 26 $75,787 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jeff Davis Tobacco Llc 24 $22,876 100.00%
Ky Ag Partners Llc 24 $25,104 100.00%
Durham Brothers Farms Llc 24 $21,894 100.00%
Eugene Wright Sons Llc 24 $23,702 100.00%
Smith Farms 24 $22,705 100.00%
James Scott 24 $24,568 100.00%
Rbj Tobacco Farms Llc 24 $24,859 100.00%
Teddy Morgan 24 $24,811 100.00%
Hampton Tobacco Llc 24 $23,350 100.00%
J C Farms Ky Inc 24 $24,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kentucky Inpatient Medicine Associates Pllc 2 $111,509 33.33%
Zeon Chemicals Lp 2 $94,328 40.00%
Ebonite International 2 $85,738 40.00%
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation 2 $116,542 40.00%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 2 $77,324 40.00%
Dow Corning Corporation 2 $93,819 40.00%
Memorial Hospital Inc Dba Manchester Memorial 2 $114,733 40.00%
Flextronics International Usa 2 $84,220 40.00%
Carlson Software 2 $70,367 40.00%
Humana Pharmacy Solutions Inc 2 $68,152 40.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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