Cap-exempt employers in Kentucky
19 employers in Kentucky appear cap-exempt in the register, 2 of them verified by hand and 0 with a connected careers feed. Ground 1 (higher education) dominates with 17; ground 2 (affiliated nonprofit) follows with 2. The largest by FY2026 H-1B approvals are University of Kentucky (128), University of Louisville (49), Western Kentucky University (15).
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By FY2026 H-1B approvalsOpenings in Kentucky
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All openings in Kentucky in the jobs search. A posting counts for Kentucky when its location text names the state, or, failing that, when its employer is based there.
What employers in Kentucky hire on H-1B
DOL FY2025 certified LCAs| Occupation (SOC) | LCAs | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 40 | $63,120 | 2 |
| Physicians, All Other | 13 | $210,810 | 2 |
| Neurologists | 12 | $238,350 | 2 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 10 | $94,823 | 4 |
| Cardiologists | 8 | $232,096 | 2 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $82,958 | 2 |
| Hospitalists | 8 | $230,000 | 1 |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $91,500 | 4 |
Totals add up each employer’s five most-certified occupations in DOL FY2025 Labor Condition Applications, so they understate the state’s full hiring. Median wage is the median of those employers’ median offered wages; it is an approximation, not a state-wide median.