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 %
Mechanical Engineers 134 $72,087 91.16%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 94 $54,549 91.26%
Nuclear Engineers 83 $75,881 93.26%
Operations Research Analysts 81 $62,116 92.05%
Food Scientists and Technologists 72 $58,464 83.72%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 67 $54,501 81.71%
Materials Scientists 66 $61,590 85.71%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 65 $101,916 89.04%
Accountants and Auditors 62 $54,047 89.86%
Database Administrators 59 $58,823 86.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 2 $43,649 4.55%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1 $32,614 2.44%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1 $24,960 2.50%
Animal Breeders 1 $23,442 2.56%
Nursery Workers 1 $28,330 2.70%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Occupations, All Other 9 $68,127 112.50%
Industrial Production Managers 8 $79,505 100.00%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $35,833 100.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $42,313 114.29%
Sales Engineers 7 $92,894 100.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7 $102,808 116.67%
Statisticians 7 $56,258 116.67%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 6 $29,387 100.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists 6 $47,029 100.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $52,540 100.00%
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 %
Libya 1 $76,045 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vrize Inc 8 $81,523 80.00%
Autovol Inc 8 $63,277 80.00%
Aptina Llc 8 $72,265 88.89%
Inspirisys Solutions North America Inc 8 $70,327 88.89%
Coolsoft Llc 8 $74,108 88.89%
Northwest Nazarene University 7 $29,359 77.78%
Intermountain Healthcare 7 $46,779 77.78%
Pike Solutions Inc 7 $72,143 87.50%
Balsam Brands Inc 7 $75,020 87.50%
Delasoft Inc 7 $57,746 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Albertsons Llc 1 $55,224 50.00%
Ihc Health Services Inc 1 $48,589 50.00%
Western States Equipment 1 $46,758 50.00%
Himalayan Living Llc 1 $27,040 50.00%
Couerdalene Pet Grooming By Gilza Llc 1 $25,043 50.00%
Hmi North America Inc 1 $95,722 50.00%
Dj Lee Inc Dba New Hong Kong 1 $28,454 50.00%
Medvet Idaho Pllc 1 $91,874 50.00%
Kp Transport Llc 1 $62,982 50.00%
Alan Brown 1 $35,630 100.00%

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