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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 4,114 $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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%
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 %
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%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
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%

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