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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%
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 %
Uzbekistan 1 $208,000 33.33%
Albania 1 $35,880 33.33%
Lithuania 1 $92,061 33.33%
Rwanda 1 $61,927 33.33%
Indonesia 1 $28,790 33.33%
Guyana 1 $119,683 33.33%
Barbados 1 $157,518 33.33%
St Lucia 1 $88,088 33.33%
Croatia 1 $36,680 33.33%
Israel 1 $208,000 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Productivity Team Llc 3 $73,639 75.00%
Wynright Corporation 3 $70,963 75.00%
Saint Joseph Medical Foundation Inc 3 $112,043 75.00%
Oliver Stanbery Orthopedics Llc 3 $74,022 75.00%
Staff Management Solutions Llc 3 $72,093 75.00%
Gentis Solutions Llc 3 $102,585 75.00%
Human Resources Research Organization 3 $68,224 75.00%
Automation System Engineering Inc 3 $68,501 75.00%
Fleetcor Technologies Inc 3 $89,821 75.00%
Fpt Usa Corp 3 $72,675 75.00%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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