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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,668 $73,584 92.77%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,652 $61,925 93.81%
Computer Programmers 2,281 $55,020 92.16%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,220 $65,029 93.77%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 876 $164,470 89.66%
Mechanical Engineers 738 $71,629 92.83%
Web Developers 573 $51,499 99.65%
Software Developers, Systems Software 516 $75,279 91.81%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 484 $68,732 96.99%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 417 $44,360 84.41%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 533 $471,994 80.88%
Computer Systems Analysts 119 $82,870 60.41%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 96 $160,540 82.05%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 84 $21,605 76.36%
Internists, General 79 $116,370 73.83%
Home Health Aides 53 $20,233 55.21%
Computer Occupations, All Other 51 $83,064 69.86%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 48 $64,383 77.42%
Electrical Engineers 45 $71,671 73.77%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 33 $17,749 62.26%
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 %
Uzbekistan 1 $208,000 50.00%
Belarus 1 $103,355 50.00%
Guyana 1 $119,683 50.00%
Sweden 1 $105,373 50.00%
Croatia 1 $36,680 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $88,088 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Total Display Solutions Llc 19 $60,428 90.48%
Donan Solutions Llc 19 $77,493 90.48%
Green It Solutions Inc 19 $68,032 90.48%
Management Health Systems Llc 18 $41,629 85.71%
Gen Nine Inc 18 $56,999 85.71%
Ryder System Inc 18 $59,573 85.71%
American Board Of Family Medicine Inc 18 $75,490 90.00%
Adroit Associates Inc 18 $63,921 90.00%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 18 $92,756 90.00%
Owensboro Health Medical Group Inc 18 $199,198 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Csw Cw Llc 21 $26,097 100.00%
Jared Donaldson Farms 21 $22,662 100.00%
Leslie Tobacco Farms Llc 21 $25,469 100.00%
Barry Wright 21 $25,565 100.00%
Mark Anthony Sadler 21 $25,242 100.00%
Glenn Chappell 21 $25,199 100.00%
Clark Farms 20 $24,786 100.00%
Kamuf Tobacco Company Llc 20 $26,022 100.00%
Larry Walden 20 $25,854 100.00%
Harton Tobacco Partnership 20 $28,265 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pineville Community Hospital Assoc Inc 1 $148,325 33.33%
Nhk Spring Precision Of America 1 $84,552 33.33%
Kerr Greulich Engineers Inc 1 $50,274 33.33%
Jumbo Buffet Restaurant Inc 1 $23,504 33.33%
David Construction Inc 1 $45,906 33.33%
Franklin Precision Industry Incorporated 1 $40,581 33.33%
Casco Products Corp 1 $52,894 33.33%
Poser Farm Llc 1 $20,155 33.33%
Proctive Consulting Llc 1 $68,973 33.33%
Eckart America Corp 1 $70,616 33.33%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Support Services 2 $69,129 66.67%
Individual And Family Services 2 $31,751 100.00%
Mobile Food Services 2 $56,701 100.00%
Abrasive Product Manufacturing 2 $75,722 100.00%
Personal Care Services 2 $109,783 100.00%
Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 2 $82,285 100.00%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers 2 $112,934 100.00%
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities 2 $31,783 100.00%
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers 2 $52,499 100.00%
Business Associations 2 $105,550 100.00%
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 $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