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
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 %
Mubea Inc 7 $74,446 87.50%
Softpath Technologies Llc 7 $70,467 87.50%
Sriven Systems Inc 7 $72,363 87.50%
Hashi Solutions Llc 7 $74,583 87.50%
Broadaxis Inc 7 $65,743 87.50%
Lex Nimble Solutions Inc 7 $67,472 87.50%
Nextgen Solutions Inc 7 $65,169 87.50%
Eficens Systems Llc 7 $72,307 87.50%
Techno9 Solutions Inc 7 $72,452 87.50%
Automotive Steering Column Llc 7 $70,658 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bhr Farms Llc 10 $23,868 100.00%
North Licking Agricultural Enterprises Llc 10 $28,558 100.00%
Eric S Blandford 10 $21,900 100.00%
Lanes End Stallions Inc 10 $23,789 100.00%
Jeff Harris 10 $27,098 100.00%
Ben Clifford 10 $24,186 100.00%
Craig Rogers 10 $25,576 100.00%
Keith Gipson 10 $22,048 100.00%
Stephen Jackson 10 $28,375 100.00%
Arthur L Hall 10 $22,189 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 1 $96,054 100.00%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 1 $108,763 100.00%
Car Washes 1 $30,534 100.00%
Sales Financing 1 $47,611 100.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 1 $151,341 100.00%
Mining Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 1 $104,728 100.00%
All Other Food Manufacturing 1 $118,061 100.00%

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