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H-2B Visa Jobs in Kentucky (FY2026): Employers, Positions & Wages

In FY2026 (through Q2), the Department of Labor certified 1,988 H-2B positions for worksites in Kentucky — #25 among all states — across 94 employer applications. The median offered wage was $18.1/hour (middle half of offers: $15.8–$18.59).

1,988
positions certified
94
employer filings
$18.1/hr
median offered wage
#25
state rank

Top H-2B employers in Kentucky

EmployerWorksite cityPositionsMedian wageMain occupation
Triple H Services, LLCLouisville244$18.54/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
TerraForce Solutions, LLC (TER126)Lexington150$14.27/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Creative Image BMP LLCBurlington125$18.59/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Casey's Rides, Inc.Utica78$12.1/hrFast Food and Counter Workers
KDE EQUINE, LLC DBA STEVE ASMUSSEN RACING STABLELexington75$15.54/hrAnimal Caretakers
C & R ASPHALT, LLC.Lexington57$23.32/hrHelpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Cherie Devaux Racing IncLouisville56$15.28/hrAnimal Caretakers
Diamond Landscapes, Inc. (DIA226)Lexington49$18.54/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Diamond Landscapes, Inc. (DIA126)Lexington49$18.54/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Golf Preservations, Inc.Middlesboro46$17.15/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Swartz Mowing IncOlympia40$18.54/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Fox Enterprises, Inc.Richmond40$26.03/hrCement Masons and Concrete Finishers
APHIX, LLCLouisville38$18.54/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Full Care of Louisville LLCLouisville36$18.54/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
ABR Construction, Inc. (ABR0126-A)Nicholasville36$21.98/hrConstruction Laborers
Landscape Workshop, LLCLexington34$18.1/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
ATP AGRI-SERVICES INCLouisville33$30.63/hrHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
HLM Landscape Services, LLCLexington30$18.23/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
(BVLS3805) BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. – Louisville, KYLouisville30$18.54/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Merkle Lawn Care Co, IncWilder30$18.59/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
KEENE TRACE GOLF CLUB, LLCNicholasville25$18.1/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
A&A LAWNCARE AND LANDSCAPING, INC.Florence25$18.59/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Verastegui Brothers Masonry LLCLouisville24$24.58/hrHelpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Kenneth McPeek Racing Stable, Inc.Lexington24$18.1/hrAnimal Caretakers
Klausing Group, PBCLouisville24$18.32/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

What the jobs are

OccupationPositions certified
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers1,219
Animal Caretakers308
Fast Food and Counter Workers94
Construction Laborers91
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters57
Roofers51
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers40
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers33
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners27
Food Preparation Workers24

Where: Louisville (666) · Lexington (554) · Burlington (140) · Utica (78) · Nicholasville (61) · Florence (48) · Middlesboro (46) · Olympia (40).

How people get these jobs

The H-2B visa lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers for temporary non-agricultural work — landscaping, hospitality, seafood processing, fairs and amusement parks, construction helpers. The employer, not the worker, starts the process: they must first offer the job to U.S. workers, get the Department of Labor certification shown on this page, and then petition USCIS for the visas.

Every certified opening must be posted publicly on the DOL's official registry, SeasonalJobs.dol.gov — that is the place to search and apply for current openings. Beware of anyone charging workers "visa fees": recruitment fees charged to H-2B workers are illegal.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — H-2B disclosure data, FY2026 (through Q2). Positions shown are certified by the DOL (a required step before the employer can request visas); certification is not a guarantee that every position was filled. Wages are the offered rates in the certified applications. See also the USCIS H-2B Employer Data Hub.

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