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 %
Internists, General	394	$151,723	87.36%
Database Administrators	384	$64,574	93.66%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	335	$58,090	87.93%
Industrial Engineers	327	$70,581	86.97%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	322	$53,491	88.71%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	311	$99,531	92.84%
Management Analysts	308	$63,083	91.94%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	270	$45,443	92.15%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	234	$67,618	94.35%
Electrical Engineers	214	$75,310	92.64%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	1	$26,957	1.15%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1	$28,891	1.22%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1	$34,403	1.47%
Helpers--Carpenters	1	$32,926	2.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Database Administrators	32	$76,379	65.31%
Industrial Engineers	31	$71,671	72.09%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	29	$20,495	76.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software	27	$86,227	72.97%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	23	$77,170	67.65%
Family and General Practitioners	22	$116,062	70.97%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	21	$120,516	72.41%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	21	$10,477,404	75.00%
Mechanical Engineers	21	$77,623	80.77%
Statisticians	20	$71,137	76.92%

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 %
Bolivia	2	$83,481	33.33%
Belize	2	$66,851	40.00%
Rwanda	2	$32,417	40.00%
Netherlands	2	$35,235	40.00%
Poland	2	$45,276	40.00%
Ukraine	2	$55,838	40.00%
Cyprus	2	$43,415	50.00%
Thailand	2	$43,420	50.00%
Ecuador	2	$51,607	50.00%
Uzbekistan	1	$208,000	25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vedicsoft	3	$46,446	75.00%
Murakami Manufacturing Usa Inc	3	$44,665	75.00%
Cogent Data Solutions Llc	3	$39,999	75.00%
Sai Business Solutions Llc	3	$51,577	75.00%
I Brain Solutions Llc	3	$49,768	75.00%
Eop Architects Psc	3	$46,620	75.00%
Kvc Behavioral Healthcare Kentucky Inc	3	$38,438	75.00%
It Spin Inc	3	$51,827	75.00%
Ecloud Labs Inc	3	$50,578	75.00%
Thomas More University	3	$51,702	75.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
John Wilson	4	$18,574	100.00%
North Licking Agricultural Enterprises	4	$23,592	100.00%
Jesse Shelby Emmick	4	$19,781	100.00%
8 Sunny Side Farms Llc	4	$28,558	100.00%
Chase Futrell	4	$18,455	100.00%
Ppl Enterprises Llc	4	$19,464	100.00%
Fraley Equine Podiatry Llc	4	$27,534	100.00%
Hicks Son Farm Partnership	4	$27,534	100.00%
Stephen G Myers	4	$27,134	100.00%
Mitchell Farms Partnership	4	$28,501	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	13,008	$64,790	93.70%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,627	$53,044	86.84%
Computer Systems Design Services	1,826	$70,167	91.57%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,281	$128,251	92.22%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	823	$160,045	88.21%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	709	$78,340	90.55%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	658	$69,033	87.62%
Management Consulting Services	583	$61,343	98.48%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	447	$76,309	95.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	389	$101,130	95.34%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Crop Farming	6,973	$26,112	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	2,791	$26,410	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	647	$21,341	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	187	$27,765	100.00%
Crop Production	69	$27,204	100.00%
Hay Farming	64	$26,479	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	55	$27,184	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	46	$28,162	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	42	$29,107	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	35	$26,745	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	709	$77,730	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	550	$56,113	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	426	$72,286	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	337	$2,122,938	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	306	$77,926	100.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	256	$71,892	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	177	$681,669	100.00%
Landscaping Services	123	$24,244	100.00%
Home Health Care Services	114	$20,738	100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services	76	$19,666	100.00%

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.