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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,535 $77,705 91.16%
Computer Programmers 2,760 $56,383 92.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 2,449 $62,851 92.59%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,056 $73,222 91.03%
Mechanical Engineers 653 $67,357 90.95%
Electrical Engineers 644 $76,733 92.53%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 602 $44,440 90.53%
Software Developers, Systems Software 492 $80,625 89.13%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 465 $151,091 91.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 386 $90,426 85.40%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 384 $88,529 52.32%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 103 $17,916 42.21%
Computer Systems Analysts 85 $79,503 69.67%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 68 $5,332,531 61.26%
Electrical Engineers 48 $82,568 53.93%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 47 $22,144 56.63%
Internists, General 47 $154,126 73.44%
Computer Occupations, All Other 46 $88,315 71.88%
Software Developers, Systems Software 46 $84,591 75.41%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 45 $144,412 76.27%
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 %
Canada 28 $88,457 47.46%
Vietnam 24 $24,631 40.68%
Jordan 18 $107,524 42.86%
United Kingdom 17 $70,473 47.22%
Sri Lanka 14 $48,163 41.18%
El Salvador 11 $65,139 37.93%
Malaysia 9 $62,562 36.00%
Russia 9 $69,800 40.91%
Iran 8 $53,370 40.00%
Lebanon 8 $103,508 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Kansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Koch Nitrogen Company Llc 6 $71,313 85.71%
Csxtech Inc 6 $62,719 85.71%
Sunray Infosys Incorporation 6 $95,465 85.71%
Rehabcare Group Management Services Inc 6 $66,199 85.71%
It Division Inc 6 $74,551 100.00%
Natsoft Corporation 6 $70,970 100.00%
Arris Global Services Inc 6 $75,414 100.00%
Bc Capital Inc 6 $70,814 100.00%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 6 $79,356 100.00%
Isr Info Way Inc 6 $69,683 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ss Harvesting Llc 1 $38,106 100.00%
Hines Chopping Llc 1 $20,925 100.00%
T M Ag Ltd 1 $21,195 100.00%
Gallaghers Precision Harvesting 1 $18,308 100.00%
Tdt Farms Llc 1 $33,280 100.00%
J Six Enterprises Llc John Kramer 1 $23,962 100.00%
Dustin J Shaw 1 $28,371 100.00%
Rockin A Ranch Llc 1 $37,440 100.00%
Jb Greenhouse Inc 1 $31,179 100.00%
Jeffrey J Weilert 1 $20,779 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Physicians 316 $156,683 96.34%
Other Computer Related Services 303 $68,905 92.66%
Management Consulting Services 227 $69,260 99.13%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction 204 $84,321 96.23%
Marketing Consulting Services 162 $82,694 90.50%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 160 $71,565 92.49%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 152 $74,188 93.83%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 138 $65,280 91.39%
Medical Laboratories 131 $58,008 87.92%
Aircraft Manufacturing 120 $66,120 82.19%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 69 $28,491 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 63 $33,892 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 53 $32,981 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 46 $30,476 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 39 $32,642 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 38 $33,867 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 27 $31,001 100.00%
Hay Farming 24 $35,611 100.00%
Potato Farming 23 $34,659 100.00%
Crop Production 22 $33,264 100.00%

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