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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 %
Sociologists 1 $62,691 100.00%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $55,140 100.00%
Residential Advisors 1 $23,941 100.00%
Designers, All Other 1 $63,274 100.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 1 $45,094 100.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $51,300 100.00%
Financial Specialists, All Other 1 $33,925 100.00%
Foresters 1 $65,915 100.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 1 $28,007 100.00%
Administrative Services Managers 1 $36,670 100.00%
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 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 %
Jordan 1 $89,066 33.33%
Costa Rica 1 $85,000 33.33%
Vietnam 1 $55,224 33.33%
Libya 1 $32,406 33.33%
Ghana 1 $25,085 33.33%
Indonesia 1 $80,038 33.33%
Venezuela 1 $39,310 33.33%
Syria 1 $208,000 33.33%
Jamaica 1 $42,403 33.33%
Lebanon 1 $45,430 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mountain States Neonatology Inc 2 $195,967 100.00%
Idaho Kidney Institute Llp 2 $208,000 100.00%
Bmh Inc Dba Bingham Memorial Hospital 2 $236,213 100.00%
Ams Inc 1 $31,200 50.00%
Clovis Associates Llc 1 $31,699 50.00%
Yong In Master Lees Taekwondo Inc 1 $32,552 50.00%
Cost And Capital Partners Llc 1 $33,446 50.00%
Dynamite Marketing 1 $33,446 50.00%
Panhandle State Bank 1 $33,509 50.00%
Coeur Dalene School District 271 1 $34,050 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
G David Theressa Dalling 5 $9,000 100.00%
Hayden Creek Ranch 5 $21,595 100.00%
Kings Crown Organic Farm Llc 5 $30,788 100.00%
Signet Farm Services Llc 5 $42,540 100.00%
Robert Scott Wood Farms 5 $21,678 100.00%
Rasmussen Inc 5 $21,131 100.00%
Jr Simplotgrand View Farms 5 $21,811 100.00%
Sierra Land Group Inc 5 $23,013 100.00%
Arb E Evans 5 $22,976 100.00%
Michael A Driscoll 5 $21,595 100.00%
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