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 %
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 1 $55,410 100.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1 $56,202 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 1 $56,285 100.00%
Registered Nurses 1 $60,694 100.00%
Sociologists 1 $62,691 100.00%
Designers, All Other 1 $63,274 100.00%
Epidemiologists 1 $63,669 100.00%
Transportation Planners 1 $65,811 100.00%
Foresters 1 $65,915 100.00%
Cost Estimators 1 $73,986 100.00%
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 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 %
Greece 2 $67,070 50.00%
Israel 2 $94,651 50.00%
Iran 2 $51,115 50.00%
Argentina 2 $115,107 50.00%
Vietnam 1 $37,063 25.00%
Libya 1 $76,045 33.33%
Switzerland 1 $44,380 33.33%
Venezuela 1 $39,310 33.33%
Uzbekistan 1 $69,638 33.33%
El Salvador 1 $64,917 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infowave Systems Inc 3 $59,120 100.00%
Accel North America 3 $63,142 100.00%
Plummer Forest Products Inc 3 $69,375 100.00%
Kaltech International Corporation 3 $87,208 100.00%
Ust Global Inc 3 $54,392 100.00%
Prodware Solutions Llc 3 $56,569 100.00%
Engineering Consultants Inc 3 $60,112 100.00%
Agropur Inc 3 $62,046 100.00%
Tts Solutionsinc 3 $62,324 100.00%
Oracle America Inc 3 $86,591 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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