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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,676 $73,605 92.93%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,654 $61,926 93.88%
Computer Programmers 2,284 $55,032 92.28%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,223 $65,053 94.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 876 $164,470 89.66%
Mechanical Engineers 663 $70,769 92.99%
Web Developers 573 $51,499 99.65%
Software Developers, Systems Software 525 $75,151 93.42%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 486 $68,825 97.39%
Internists, General 394 $151,723 86.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 532 $472,679 80.73%
Computer Systems Analysts 118 $82,678 59.90%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 95 $160,243 81.90%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 84 $21,605 76.36%
Internists, General 79 $116,370 73.83%
Home Health Aides 53 $20,233 56.38%
Computer Occupations, All Other 51 $83,064 70.83%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 48 $64,383 77.42%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 33 $17,749 54.10%
Database Administrators 32 $76,379 61.54%
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 %
France 5 $63,885 41.67%
Ireland 5 $67,121 41.67%
Sri Lanka 4 $73,054 36.36%
Russia 4 $57,819 40.00%
Cameroon 4 $44,403 40.00%
Honduras 4 $32,262 44.44%
Italy 4 $85,629 44.44%
Cambodia 3 $18,165 33.33%
Jamaica 3 $56,611 37.50%
Malaysia 3 $124,176 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Exlservicecom Llc 11 $74,768 84.62%
Faxianit Inc 11 $80,114 91.67%
Comtec Consultants Inc 11 $91,197 91.67%
Astir Services Llc 11 $54,793 91.67%
Deloitte Tax Llp 11 $52,435 91.67%
Populus Group 11 $60,390 91.67%
Ppd Development Lp 11 $75,355 91.67%
Eurofins Genomics Llc 11 $68,920 91.67%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 11 $59,564 91.67%
National Financial Services Llc 11 $64,257 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Effica Technologies Inc 1 $65,042 50.00%
Pennyroyal Mhmr Regional Board Inc 1 $89,294 50.00%
Taylor County Hospital District Health Facilities 1 $166,400 50.00%
Castleton Lyons Inc 1 $110,968 50.00%
Schneider Electric It America Corp 1 $78,686 50.00%
Montys Plant Food Co Inc 1 $69,222 50.00%
Firstsource Transaction Services Llc 1 $122,637 50.00%
Aviation Technology Inc 1 $59,654 50.00%
Denyo Manufacturing Corporation 1 $73,840 50.00%
Kentuckyone Health Inc 1 $102,336 50.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Glass Container Manufacturing 2 $113,402 66.67%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $60,830 66.67%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 2 $68,058 66.67%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 2 $68,547 66.67%
Miscellaneous Intermediation 2 $63,367 66.67%
Adhesive Manufacturing 2 $72,686 66.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 2 $87,631 66.67%
Computer Training 2 $31,387 66.67%
Waste Collection 2 $55,775 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 2 $74,288 100.00%
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