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 %
Management Analysts 58 $60,209 90.63%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 57 $45,042 90.48%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 56 $111,311 88.89%
Civil Engineers 55 $63,045 94.83%
Logisticians 50 $66,721 94.34%
Business Intelligence Analysts 46 $72,585 88.46%
Engineers, All Other 45 $65,112 95.74%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 44 $76,841 97.78%
Web Developers 43 $36,299 97.73%
Sales Engineers 35 $77,871 92.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 5 $26,649 83.33%
Engineers, All Other 5 $96,874 83.33%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $50,791 83.33%
Accountants and Auditors 5 $63,261 83.33%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 5 $49,346 100.00%
Internists, General 5 $161,041 100.00%
Logisticians 5 $61,955 100.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $41,064 100.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $42,163 80.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 4 $24,570 80.00%
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 %
Peru 3 $27,615 50.00%
Russia 3 $63,842 50.00%
Germany 3 $67,524 50.00%
Sri Lanka 3 $56,235 50.00%
South Africa 3 $44,983 60.00%
Greece 2 $67,070 40.00%
Israel 2 $94,651 40.00%
Iran 2 $51,115 40.00%
Argentina 2 $115,107 40.00%
Australia 2 $74,194 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Linked Technology 1 $135,000 100.00%
Boise Cascade Llc 1 $136,864 100.00%
Medtronic Inc 1 $142,334 100.00%
United Natural Foods Inc 1 $142,334 100.00%
Northwest Hospital Medicine Physicians Inc 1 $160,000 100.00%
Department Of Veterans Affairs Boise Medical Cent 1 $163,550 100.00%
St Joseph Physician Services Llc 1 $175,635 100.00%
Carepoint Pc 1 $325,770 100.00%
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