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 %
Regulatory Affairs Managers 1 $82,597 100.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $38,750 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Cambodia 3 $18,165 37.50%
Tanzania 3 $44,248 42.86%
Malaysia 3 $124,176 42.86%
Kenya 3 $85,557 42.86%
Argentina 3 $88,855 42.86%
Greece 3 $52,991 42.86%
Haiti 3 $44,630 42.86%
Jamaica 3 $56,611 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $32,417 33.33%
Netherlands 2 $35,235 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Williams Williams Lentz Llp 5 $43,426 83.33%
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 5 $54,105 83.33%
Dromoland Farm Inc 5 $48,098 83.33%
Parker Hannifin Corporation 5 $76,410 83.33%
Glaman Tech Inc 5 $49,013 83.33%
Family Community Clinic Inc 5 $46,463 83.33%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services 5 $61,385 83.33%
Kiswel Inc 5 $43,472 83.33%
Compass Manufacturing International Llc 5 $43,705 83.33%
Propel Corporation 5 $45,406 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
G Watts Humphrey Jr 8 $22,261 100.00%
Cornett Enterprises Llc 8 $29,492 100.00%
Shields Farms Inc 8 $26,621 100.00%
Tri State Lawn Care Inc 8 $20,735 100.00%
Daniel Poore 8 $20,571 100.00%
Coty W Bain 8 $20,805 100.00%
Blue Boy Lawn Landscape Llc 8 $25,550 100.00%
Steve L Vice Vice Farms 8 $22,641 100.00%
Metcalfe Landscape Garden Ctr 8 $21,616 100.00%
J M Farms Association 8 $21,336 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Kentucky (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage