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 %
Cambodia 3 $18,165 42.86%
Jamaica 3 $56,611 42.86%
Malaysia 3 $124,176 42.86%
Ukraine 2 $55,838 28.57%
Netherlands 2 $35,235 33.33%
Romania 2 $99,475 33.33%
New Zealand 2 $83,074 33.33%
Haiti 2 $57,512 33.33%
Cyprus 2 $43,415 33.33%
Ecuador 2 $51,607 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cummins Inc 24 $67,153 92.31%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 24 $72,495 92.31%
Nalashaa Llc 23 $58,277 88.46%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 23 $66,273 88.46%
Erp Analysts Inc 23 $75,127 88.46%
General Cable Industries Inc 23 $69,795 88.46%
Aerotek Inc 23 $67,301 92.00%
Vogt Power International Inc 23 $78,165 92.00%
Union College 23 $28,202 92.00%
Toyota Boshoku America Inc 23 $64,934 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Glenn S Wismer Racing Stables Inc 2 $21,133 40.00%
Amazoncom Services Llc 2 $60,705 40.00%
Medicaredit Inc Dba The Outsource Group 2 $104,822 40.00%
Dr Schneider Automotive Systems Inc 2 $55,744 40.00%
Meridian Software Solutions Inc 2 $87,672 40.00%
Integral Analytics 2 $81,661 40.00%
Rainbow Design Services 2 $59,655 40.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2 $87,142 40.00%
Flex Films Usa Inc 2 $77,917 40.00%
Ford Motor Company 2 $73,601 40.00%

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