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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Kansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
27,840 82.97% $72,180 H-1B
3,159 9.41% $31,586 H-2A
2,356 7.02% $331,168 PERM
201 0.60% $81,566 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Kansas has seen a total of 33,556 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Kansas is the H-1B visa with 27,840 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.97% of Kansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,159 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 9.41% of Kansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Kansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statisticians 158 $67,512 87.78%
Engineers, All Other 154 $60,138 91.67%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 149 $74,796 88.69%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 148 $111,871 90.80%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 142 $78,404 93.42%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 131 $72,284 88.51%
Family and General Practitioners 122 $150,303 85.92%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 120 $56,806 86.96%
Aerospace Engineers 117 $76,156 85.40%
Chemists 115 $50,507 85.19%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kansas Employees Over Time
Kansas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,402 employees were hired. Kansas peaked in 2018 with 2,359 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 324 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Kansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 641 $490,444 42.12%
Mexico 177 $29,628 57.47%
Nepal 74 $34,865 40.88%
Philippines 62 $5,851,871 41.33%
China 58 $59,893 39.73%
South Africa 57 $40,501 45.24%
Brazil 48 $32,250 47.06%
Pakistan 32 $74,719 32.65%
Bangladesh 31 $28,689 33.33%
South Korea 31 $43,223 51.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Itsyntax Inc 9 $70,686 100.00%
Syntel Inc 9 $73,373 100.00%
Oalva Inc 9 $77,205 100.00%
Scriptpro Llc 9 $99,638 100.00%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 9 $71,030 100.00%
Wk Holding Company Inc 8 $35,877 88.89%
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center 8 $114,923 88.89%
Menufycom Llc 8 $49,868 88.89%
Bethel College 8 $34,798 88.89%
Garden City Unified School District 457 8 $39,384 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cleveland Farms Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Larson Harvesting Inc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Douglas Schwartz 2 $38,106 100.00%
T O Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Kenton A Dunn 2 $29,141 100.00%
Limestone Hills Llc 2 $34,642 100.00%
Schneider Farms And Harvesting Llc 2 $25,938 100.00%
Lazy Jo Farm And Ranch 2 $33,654 100.00%
Greve Brothers Farms Llc 2 $37,076 100.00%
Hutto Grain And Livestock Inc 2 $31,179 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Plains Of Republic Co Inc 1 $42,328 50.00%

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 633 $33,165 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 501 $33,956 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 261 $33,953 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 151 $34,677 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 139 $34,243 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 119 $34,619 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 115 $33,841 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 85 $33,155 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 84 $34,866 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 75 $35,227 100.00%

Kansas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Kansas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Kansas over all years is $72,180. 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