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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 %
Business Intelligence Analysts	65	$70,573	89.04%
Materials Engineers	64	$73,269	90.14%
Surgeons	63	$196,168	88.73%
Biological Scientists, All Other	62	$42,004	87.32%
Information Security Analysts	62	$77,609	88.57%
Coaches and Scouts	57	$24,444	81.43%
Psychiatrists	56	$173,751	82.35%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	55	$107,531	85.94%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	52	$67,963	86.67%
Marketing Managers	49	$90,409	83.05%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Managers	7	$97,537	58.33%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	7	$75,171	63.64%
Materials Engineers	7	$85,895	63.64%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	7	$21,947	63.64%
Food Service Managers	7	$44,506	63.64%
Marketing Managers	6	$76,676	60.00%
Chemists	6	$66,390	60.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	6	$25,220	60.00%
Psychiatrists	6	$142,560	60.00%
Information Security Analysts	6	$87,249	60.00%

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 %
Uzbekistan	1	$208,000	50.00%
Belarus	1	$103,355	50.00%
Guyana	1	$119,683	50.00%
Sweden	1	$105,373	50.00%
Croatia	1	$36,680	50.00%
St Lucia	1	$88,088	100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Kentucky (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Saint Joseph Health System	28	$81,512	93.33%
Amazoncomkydc Llc	28	$65,300	93.33%
Vision It Services Usa Inc	27	$50,110	90.00%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	27	$68,193	90.00%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	27	$74,989	93.10%
Yash Technologies Inc	27	$60,383	93.10%
Marlabs Inc	26	$53,159	89.66%
Conduent Commercial Solutions Llc	26	$66,530	89.66%
Alltech Inc	26	$53,331	89.66%
General Electric Company	26	$75,787	89.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jeff Davis Tobacco Llc	24	$22,876	100.00%
Ky Ag Partners Llc	24	$25,104	100.00%
Durham Brothers Farms Llc	24	$21,894	100.00%
Eugene Wright Sons Llc	24	$23,702	100.00%
Smith Farms	24	$22,705	100.00%
James Scott	24	$24,568	100.00%
Rbj Tobacco Farms Llc	24	$24,859	100.00%
Teddy Morgan	24	$24,811	100.00%
Hampton Tobacco Llc	24	$23,350	100.00%
J C Farms Ky Inc	24	$24,859	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kentucky Inpatient Medicine Associates Pllc	2	$111,509	33.33%
Zeon Chemicals Lp	2	$94,328	40.00%
Ebonite International	2	$85,738	40.00%
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation	2	$116,542	40.00%
Automatic Data Processing Inc	2	$77,324	40.00%
Dow Corning Corporation	2	$93,819	40.00%
Memorial Hospital Inc Dba Manchester Memorial	2	$114,733	40.00%
Flextronics International Usa	2	$84,220	40.00%
Carlson Software	2	$70,367	40.00%
Humana Pharmacy Solutions Inc	2	$68,152	40.00%

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.