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 %
Information Technology Project Managers	209	$68,545	91.27%
Family and General Practitioners	160	$139,762	93.02%
Operations Research Analysts	157	$62,250	92.35%
Accountants and Auditors	152	$45,587	92.68%
Statisticians	149	$66,225	90.85%
Chemists	132	$65,659	91.03%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	121	$49,890	87.68%
Civil Engineers	113	$65,267	86.26%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	108	$46,269	85.04%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	105	$62,671	90.52%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Statisticians	20	$71,137	76.92%
Surgeons	19	$171,819	76.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	19	$47,645	76.00%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	18	$20,904	75.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	14	$110,348	58.33%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$40,885	59.09%
Accountants and Auditors	12	$51,355	57.14%
Management Analysts	12	$67,442	60.00%
Pediatricians, General	12	$123,827	60.00%
Industrial Production Managers	11	$94,385	57.89%

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 %
Venezuela	8	$67,683	44.44%
Taiwan	8	$57,245	44.44%
Syria	8	$92,014	44.44%
Burma (myanmar)	8	$51,074	50.00%
South Africa	7	$46,904	43.75%
Turkey	7	$82,045	43.75%
Egypt	6	$93,074	42.86%
Libya	6	$125,768	42.86%
Colombia	6	$20,790	42.86%
Ghana	6	$35,880	42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jabil Inc	23	$85,272	92.00%
Krauss Maffei Corporation	23	$82,903	92.00%
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc	22	$62,149	88.00%
Berea College	22	$47,801	91.67%
Oracle America Inc	22	$92,920	91.67%
Amazon Data Services Inc	22	$71,233	91.67%
Federal Soft Systems Inc	22	$71,924	91.67%
Econvergence Inc	22	$77,819	91.67%
Summit Energy Services Inc	21	$85,813	91.30%
Kentuckyone Health Medical Group	21	$178,188	91.30%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
R Scott Lowe	23	$23,201	100.00%
Scotty Baesler	23	$24,559	100.00%
Heath Shelton	23	$22,962	100.00%
Inscoe Farms	22	$22,304	100.00%
Rwc Tlc Llc	22	$25,266	100.00%
Wilcoxson Farm Llc	22	$24,204	100.00%
Glenn Brothers Farms Llc	22	$25,223	100.00%
Jamie Carson	22	$23,779	100.00%
Rod Murphy	22	$23,648	100.00%
Three Pine Farms Llc	22	$25,994	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc Dba Ge Appliances	2	$96,169	50.00%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary	2	$68,526	50.00%
Winstar Farm Llc	2	$26,478	50.00%
Controltouch Systems Llc	2	$59,072	50.00%
Berea College	2	$58,085	50.00%
Comdata Inc	2	$52,395	50.00%
Cti Clinical Trial Services Inc	2	$57,990	50.00%
Conduent Business Services Llc	2	$103,522	50.00%
Henkel Us Operations Corporation	2	$84,022	50.00%
Gulf South Pipeline	2	$54,257	50.00%

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.