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 %
Software Developers, Systems Software 150 $84,642 93.75%
Nuclear Engineers 94 $77,708 91.26%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 94 $54,549 93.07%
Operations Research Analysts 93 $64,268 93.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 81 $107,342 86.17%
Food Scientists and Technologists 80 $57,296 90.91%
Accountants and Auditors 73 $54,306 83.91%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 71 $55,660 83.53%
Materials Scientists 70 $63,034 84.34%
Civil Engineers 68 $63,547 88.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Occupations, All Other 9 $68,127 100.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9 $98,047 100.00%
Civil Engineers 9 $58,414 112.50%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $42,313 114.29%
Industrial Production Managers 8 $79,505 114.29%
Sales Engineers 8 $94,111 114.29%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $35,833 133.33%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7 $102,808 116.67%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 7 $47,579 116.67%
Statisticians 7 $56,258 116.67%
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 %
India 198 $1,002,131 46.15%
China 77 $67,948 49.68%
Mexico 21 $45,430 25.93%
Nepal 20 $6,729,100 48.78%
Canada 20 $72,779 48.78%
South Korea 17 $70,863 45.95%
Philippines 12 $72,644 35.29%
Japan 12 $84,575 42.86%
Italy 10 $73,831 40.00%
Brazil 9 $66,923 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D2s Inc 1 $63,398 100.00%
Sav On Software Inc 1 $63,502 100.00%
Gmf Gouda America Inc 1 $63,544 100.00%
Itvision Inc 1 $63,669 100.00%
University Of Houston 1 $63,752 100.00%
Lionbridge Technologies Inc 1 $63,898 100.00%
Acquity Group 1 $63,898 100.00%
Sage Group Consulting Inc 1 $63,898 100.00%
Ektha Solutions Inc 1 $63,918 100.00%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 1 $63,918 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eric W Hasselstrom 3 $21,051 100.00%
Hayden Creek Cattle Company Llc 3 $30,354 100.00%
Eagle View Farms Llc 3 $32,517 100.00%
Ja Land Livestockjohn Anchustegui 3 $9,000 100.00%
Kg Farms Llc 3 $31,921 100.00%
Dale W Hooley 3 $20,855 100.00%
Panoptic Bee Farm Llc 3 $33,211 100.00%
Evan Lucas Wood Land Cattle Llc 3 $26,936 100.00%
Huntsman Springs 2 $20,894 100.00%
Thiel Pioneer Farms Inc 2 $22,183 100.00%
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