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 %
Israel 3 $96,983 37.50%
Sri Lanka 3 $56,235 50.00%
South Africa 3 $44,983 50.00%
Peru 3 $27,615 50.00%
Germany 3 $67,524 50.00%
Russia 3 $63,842 50.00%
Greece 2 $67,070 40.00%
Bulgaria 2 $41,164 40.00%
Armenia 2 $81,890 40.00%
Kazakhstan 2 $96,470 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
System Soft Technologies Llc 1 $63,918 100.00%
Accelsoir Inc 1 $63,918 100.00%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc 1 $63,918 100.00%
Clenera Llc 1 $64,064 100.00%
University Of Maryland College Park 1 $64,210 100.00%
Ark Solutions Inc 1 $64,230 100.00%
Sliverback Learning Solutions 1 $64,251 100.00%
Talented It Inc 1 $64,251 100.00%
Cerberus Operations Advisory Company Llc 1 $64,438 100.00%
Partners Soft Inc 1 $64,917 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Farms Inc 2 $33,509 100.00%
Robert S Wood 2 $24,440 100.00%
Owyhee Produce 2 $30,399 100.00%
69 Farms Llc 2 $23,806 100.00%
Scott A Stevenson 2 $34,403 100.00%
R D Gould Farms Llc 2 $33,509 100.00%
Lloyd Richins 2 $19,427 100.00%
Gross Farms Ventures 2 $33,509 100.00%
So Ida Compost Llc 2 $33,509 100.00%
Adam Keith Tucker Farms 2 $20,894 100.00%
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