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 %
Architectural Drafters 1 $40,061 100.00%
Veterinarians 1 $109,678 100.00%
Registered Nurses 1 $60,694 100.00%
Counselors, All Other 1 $28,579 100.00%
Landscape Architects 1 $37,190 100.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $41,060 100.00%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 1 $44,283 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Twenty X Steel Llc 3 $61,069 100.00%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 3 $62,802 100.00%
1 Point System Llc 3 $85,169 100.00%
Desert Rose Capital Management 3 $75,407 100.00%
Chobani Golbal Holdings Llc 3 $68,183 100.00%
E Giants Technologies Llc 3 $68,771 100.00%
Hire It People Llc 3 $67,149 100.00%
It Ideology Llc 3 $67,565 100.00%
Ventois Inc 3 $69,784 100.00%
Zrj Inc 3 $72,329 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Luke Hicks 10 $26,476 100.00%
Kim Wahlen Farms Gp 10 $32,113 100.00%
Soulen Livestock Company 10 $20,103 100.00%
Circle P Farms Llc 10 $27,830 100.00%
Summers Farm Ranch Inc 10 $27,104 100.00%
Etcheverry Sheep Company Inc 10 $16,788 100.00%
J R Simplotgrand View Farms 10 $26,060 100.00%
Latitude 42 Farms Llc 9 $39,931 100.00%
M M Farming Inc 9 $27,456 100.00%
Nicholas K Westendorf 9 $25,981 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 134 $26,764 100.00%
Apiculture 92 $30,274 100.00%
Corn Farming 76 $25,497 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 71 $27,537 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 70 $31,670 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 70 $30,456 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 64 $30,145 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 57 $30,132 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 48 $28,566 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 48 $30,431 100.00%

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 $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