Total Visas | % of all Visas | Average Wage | Visa Type |
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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.
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Software Developers, Applications | 4,114 | $72,723 | 92.93% |
Computer Systems Analysts | 3,240 | $61,851 | 94.19% |
Computer Programmers | 2,191 | $54,985 | 92.41% |
Computer Occupations, All Other | 1,151 | $64,758 | 94.89% |
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 680 | $158,849 | 90.19% |
Web Developers | 573 | $51,499 | 93.17% |
Mechanical Engineers | 568 | $69,223 | 98.78% |
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 477 | $68,628 | 97.35% |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 383 | $42,860 | 84.92% |
Internists, General | 345 | $151,379 | 86.68% |
Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Sales Engineers | 4 | $66,102 | 0.67% |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 4 | $35,235 | 2.03% |
Food Service Managers | 4 | $41,735 | 3.64% |
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 4 | $69,685 | 4.94% |
Cooks, Restaurant | 4 | $22,230 | 5.56% |
Computer Network Architects | 4 | $84,562 | 6.45% |
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors | 4 | $32,271 | 7.41% |
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | $45,300 | 5.77% |
Chemists | 3 | $64,570 | 6.12% |
Chief Executives | 3 | $113,471 | 8.57% |
Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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India | 550 | $466,197 | 44.00% |
Mexico | 180 | $31,168 | 48.26% |
Philippines | 49 | $4,503,106 | 35.51% |
South Korea | 38 | $49,680 | 37.62% |
China | 38 | $56,697 | 41.76% |
Canada | 34 | $101,080 | 39.53% |
Pakistan | 34 | $98,049 | 49.28% |
Nepal | 24 | $62,564 | 46.15% |
Japan | 21 | $74,903 | 42.86% |
Brazil | 17 | $52,123 | 51.52% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Tata Consultancy Services Limited | 2,692 | $60,562 | 99.70% |
University Of Kentucky | 1,273 | $70,517 | 85.49% |
Humana Inc | 867 | $84,423 | 95.70% |
University Of Louisville | 666 | $48,952 | 90.61% |
Wipro Limited | 652 | $59,902 | 95.18% |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp | 640 | $73,309 | 95.24% |
Deloitte Consulting Llp | 631 | $62,677 | 96.04% |
Tech Mahindra Americasinc | 604 | $62,697 | 94.52% |
V Soft Consulting Group Inc | 527 | $60,083 | 87.11% |
Infosys Limited | 488 | $63,784 | 99.39% |
Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc | 131 | $2,610,909 | 15.90% |
Archer Daniels Midland | 66 | $105,415 | 22.00% |
Creative Image Bmp | 61 | $22,492 | 24.40% |
Pikeville Medical Center Inc | 55 | $186,948 | 24.66% |
Perdue Farms Inc | 38 | $20,959 | 29.01% |
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services Llc | 26 | $17,539 | 26.00% |
Acg Bbq Llc Dba Sonnys Bbq | 22 | $18,075 | 22.68% |
Fmr Llc | 16 | $86,289 | 18.18% |
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Incdba Ge Appliances | 16 | $99,531 | 21.05% |
Nanocube Technologies Llc | 15 | $61,927 | 22.73% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Custom Computer Programming Services | 12,113 | $63,641 | 93.72% |
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools | 2,351 | $51,240 | 86.82% |
Computer Systems Design Services | 1,690 | $69,059 | 91.35% |
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 928 | $122,070 | 91.61% |
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 767 | $156,154 | 88.06% |
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 703 | $78,083 | 94.36% |
Other Computer Related Services | 360 | $63,456 | 93.02% |
Offices Of Other Holding Companies | 278 | $97,248 | 90.55% |
Engineering Services | 278 | $66,715 | 98.58% |
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 151 | $76,190 | 89.88% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | 647 | $21,341 | 100.00% |
Tobacco Farming | 145 | $24,854 | 100.00% |
Horses And Other Equine Production | 42 | $24,917 | 100.00% |
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine | 27 | $25,921 | 90.00% |
Nursery And Tree Production | 26 | $23,638 | 96.30% |
Hay Farming | 23 | $24,427 | 88.46% |
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming | 20 | $23,559 | 86.96% |
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming | 15 | $23,695 | 75.00% |
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating | 15 | $24,966 | 100.00% |
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning | 14 | $22,641 | 93.33% |
Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
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General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 292 | $2,429,446 | 42.38% |
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 172 | $695,595 | 35.32% |
Engineering Services | 55 | $70,512 | 12.91% |
Horses And Other Equine Production | 24 | $44,546 | 8.22% |
Elementary And Secondary Schools | 24 | $45,245 | 9.38% |
Consumer Electronics Repair And Maintenance | 17 | $56,033 | 9.88% |
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities | 15 | $81,971 | 13.16% |
Masonry Contractors | 11 | $25,921 | 16.18% |
Distilleries | 8 | $86,736 | 14.55% |
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | 8 | $105,833 | 15.69% |
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.