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
9,073 49.98% $72,806 H-1B
8,212 45.24% $26,838 H-2A
770 4.24% $482,204 PERM
99 0.55% $81,965 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Idaho has seen a total of 18,154 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Idaho is the H-1B visa with 9,073 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 49.98% of Idaho's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 8,212 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 45.24% of Idaho's total visas.

Top Occupations in Idaho (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 2 $36,556 100.00%
Data Warehousing Specialists 2 $78,219 100.00%
Neurologists 2 $120,859 100.00%
Robotics Engineers 2 $95,795 100.00%
Pathologists 2 $278,600 100.00%
Transportation Planners 2 $64,345 100.00%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $29,682 50.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $80,766 50.00%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1 $18,782 50.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1 $81,806 50.00%
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 829 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 137 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
France 9 $91,497 47.37%
Brazil 9 $66,923 52.94%
Nigeria 8 $75,849 50.00%
Singapore 8 $78,250 53.33%
Bangladesh 7 $86,849 50.00%
Malaysia 7 $74,110 50.00%
Pakistan 6 $64,069 46.15%
Colombia 5 $67,964 50.00%
Thailand 4 $49,910 44.44%
United Kingdom 4 $49,244 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ak Systems Inc 1 $53,893 100.00%
Itnewton Inc 1 $53,893 100.00%
Ba Technolinks Corp 1 $53,893 100.00%
Zenosys Llc 1 $53,893 100.00%
Syringa General Hospital District 1 $53,914 100.00%
Apex Manufacturing Solutions Llc 1 $53,914 100.00%
Webb Clovis Associates Pllc 1 $54,018 100.00%
Industrial Design Services Inc 1 $54,038 100.00%
Curtiss Wright Flow Control Service Corp 1 $54,101 100.00%
Little Panda Education Corporation 1 $54,205 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barrie Farms Llc 3 $32,517 100.00%
Adam Keith Tucker Farms Llc 3 $22,201 100.00%
East Idaho Farmers Association 3 $34,403 100.00%
Sierra Del Rio Ranch Llc 3 $26,250 100.00%
Cedron Sod Llc 3 $32,517 100.00%
Walters Farms Association Inc 3 $34,403 100.00%
Lenz Custom Haying Farming 3 $20,855 100.00%
Lloyd Ag Llc 3 $31,921 100.00%
R R Farms Gp 3 $21,202 100.00%
Brent Blaine Hillman 3 $20,121 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,379 $29,979 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 699 $30,672 100.00%
Sheep Farming 620 $26,884 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 518 $29,594 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 410 $29,547 100.00%
Potato Farming 374 $25,227 100.00%
Crop Production 301 $30,885 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 278 $25,101 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 213 $40,579 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 158 $24,954 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 865 $78,083 100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 49 $81,869 26.78%
Engineering Services 43 $67,494 87.76%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 29 $79,881 67.44%
Custom Computer Programming Services 26 $67,520 89.66%
Potato Farming 23 $37,954 88.46%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 22 $73,940 91.67%
Full Service Restaurants 20 $33,495 86.96%
Landscaping Services 16 $34,454 72.73%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 16 $30,035 80.00%

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 $72,806. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage