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 %
St Alphonsus Health System Inc 1 $57,803 100.00%
Infosys Technologies Limited 1 $58,011 100.00%
Inj Software Solutions Llc 1 $58,011 100.00%
Bcd Travel Usa Llc 1 $58,011 100.00%
Us Electronics Inc 1 $58,198 100.00%
Samiti Technology Inc 1 $58,427 100.00%
S V Tech Inc 1 $58,469 100.00%
Holladay Engineering Company 1 $58,490 100.00%
Lochsa Engineering Llc 1 $58,490 100.00%
Cambridge Healthcare Llc 1 $58,510 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gary Dale Robson Farming Llc 3 $22,062 100.00%
William Allen Martin 3 $25,112 100.00%
Wild West Farms Llc 3 $32,517 100.00%
Alexander K Reed 3 $33,807 100.00%
Arnold Farms Llc 3 $31,831 100.00%
Silver Ridge Ranch 3 $20,786 100.00%
Scenic Scapes Llc 3 $32,517 100.00%
Joseph Oler 3 $22,062 100.00%
Ch Peterson Operations Llc 3 $24,440 100.00%
Clen P Atchley 3 $21,403 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

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 $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