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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Idaho Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
8,294 50.88% $71,191 H-1B
7,186 44.08% $25,427 H-2A
736 4.51% $501,270 PERM
86 0.53% $72,476 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Idaho has seen a total of 16,302 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Idaho is the H-1B visa with 8,294 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 50.88% of Idaho's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 7,186 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 44.08% of Idaho's total visas.

Top Occupations in Idaho (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1 $58,178 50.00%
Animal Scientists 1 $49,774 50.00%
Economists 1 $42,286 50.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $76,830 50.00%
Idaho Employees Over Time
Idaho has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 483 employees were hired. Idaho peaked in 2022 with 845 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 625 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Idaho From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peru 3 $27,615 50.00%
Russia 3 $63,842 50.00%
Germany 3 $67,524 50.00%
Sri Lanka 3 $56,235 50.00%
South Africa 3 $44,983 60.00%
Greece 2 $67,070 40.00%
Israel 2 $94,651 40.00%
Iran 2 $51,115 40.00%
Argentina 2 $115,107 40.00%
Australia 2 $74,194 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Touche Llp 39 $70,380 90.70%
Kla Tencor Corporation 38 $86,016 90.48%
Applied Materials Inc 35 $77,129 89.74%
On Semiconductor 35 $69,805 94.59%
Ernst Young Us Llp 31 $73,182 93.94%
Accenture Llp 29 $75,796 93.55%
Hmi North America Inc 28 $65,856 93.33%
Experis Us Inc 27 $62,757 93.10%
Vtcu Corp 26 $61,136 92.86%
In Time Tec Llc 25 $66,645 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mandarin House Inc 3 $33,634 42.86%
Sawtooth Summit Food Beverage Inc 3 $23,913 50.00%
Lactalis American Group 3 $93,233 50.00%
Materne North America Corp 3 $99,757 50.00%
Populus Group Llc 3 $105,369,250 50.00%
Community Health Association Of Spokane 3 $133,855 50.00%
Evergreen Chinese Buffet Inc 2 $34,466 40.00%
Tokyo Electron Us Holdings Inc 2 $80,891 40.00%
Wah Hing Inc 2 $39,427 40.00%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 2 $72,436 40.00%

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,072 $28,817 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 536 $29,844 100.00%
Sheep Farming 518 $19,602 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 425 $28,566 100.00%
Potato Farming 361 $24,906 100.00%
Crop Production 301 $30,885 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 291 $28,438 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 278 $25,101 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 196 $41,806 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 157 $24,894 100.00%

Idaho Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Idaho to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Idaho over all years is $71,191. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage