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 %
India 189 $1,045,427 46.90%
China 69 $70,378 47.59%
Canada 20 $72,779 30.77%
Mexico 19 $43,346 50.00%
South Korea 16 $71,936 43.24%
Nepal 15 $8,952,636 40.54%
Japan 12 $84,575 42.86%
Philippines 11 $75,324 42.31%
Italy 10 $73,831 43.48%
France 9 $91,497 47.37%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hecla Limited 4 $93,949 100.00%
Open Text Inc 4 $96,606 100.00%
Nvidia Corporation 4 $112,632 100.00%
St Marys Hospital Inc 3 $79,560 75.00%
The College Of Idaho 3 $41,637 75.00%
Rocky Mountain Diabetes Center 3 $27,144 75.00%
Agri Beef Company 3 $40,359 75.00%
Sorrento Lactalis Inc 3 $37,357 75.00%
Idaho Steel Products Inc 3 $46,516 75.00%
Madison School District 321 3 $41,525 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Payroll Services 1 $78,229 100.00%
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 $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