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 %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 5 $56,547 83.33%
Actuaries 5 $58,365 100.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 5 $93,700 100.00%
Chief Executives 5 $120,399 100.00%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 4 $28,467 80.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 4 $38,007 80.00%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 4 $37,020 80.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 4 $34,591 100.00%
Mental Health Counselors 4 $42,973 100.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 4 $44,211 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
India 189 $1,045,427 46.90%
China 69 $70,378 47.59%
Canada 20 $72,779 30.77%
Mexico 19 $43,346 50.00%
South Korea 16 $71,936 43.24%
Nepal 15 $8,952,636 40.54%
Japan 12 $84,575 42.86%
Philippines 11 $75,324 42.31%
Italy 10 $73,831 43.48%
France 9 $91,497 47.37%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineering Consultants 1 $61,880 100.00%
Cooper Development Mfg Llc 1 $61,880 100.00%
Vergx Llc 1 $62,192 100.00%
Vyykn Inc 1 $62,587 100.00%
International Rescue Committee Inc 1 $62,691 100.00%
Web Wisor Inc 1 $62,754 100.00%
Valuemomentum Inc 1 $62,920 100.00%
Gonano Technologies Inc 1 $62,962 100.00%
Iceye Us Inc 1 $63,107 100.00%
Western Power Sports Inc 1 $63,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 2 $50,315 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 2 $75,265 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 2 $51,522 100.00%
Metal Ore Mining 2 $75,785 100.00%
Satellite Telecommunications 2 $61,714 100.00%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $66,248 100.00%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers 2 $85,624 100.00%
Residential Property Managers 2 $42,536 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1 $59,010 50.00%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 1 $32,552 50.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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