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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Animal Scientists 1 $74,547 100.00%
Industrial Ecologists 1 $75,795 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 1 $79,123 100.00%
Robotics Engineers 1 $80,371 100.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $80,766 100.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $80,870 100.00%
Clinical Nurse Specialists 1 $81,765 100.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1 $81,806 100.00%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 1 $83,429 100.00%
Environmental Economists 1 $87,214 100.00%
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 %
Libya 1 $76,045 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Micron Technology Inc 2,628 $81,765 90.31%
Ibm India Private Limited 373 $61,079 77.87%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 341 $53,648 99.71%
University Of Idaho 294 $49,299 93.63%
Battelle Energy Alliance Llc 284 $66,314 91.61%
Wipro Limited 216 $62,483 89.63%
Boise State University 172 $40,953 74.46%
Melaleuca Inc 117 $69,795 90.70%
Ibm Corporation 111 $68,059 86.72%
Hcl America Inc 106 $65,162 86.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Micron Technology Inc 786 $77,594 100.00%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc 30 $83,484 37.97%
Hewlett Packard Company 25 $78,837 41.67%
Melaleuca Inc 22 $73,940 70.97%
Hp Inc 14 $90,960 46.67%
Jr Simplot Company 11 $64,315 44.00%
Vtcu Corp 9 $76,586 40.91%
Jentzsch Kearl Farms 9 $28,517 45.00%
On Semiconductor Corporation 6 $58,552 31.58%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 6 $107,571 35.29%

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