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 %
Greece 2 $67,070 50.00%
Israel 2 $94,651 50.00%
Iran 2 $51,115 50.00%
Argentina 2 $115,107 50.00%
Vietnam 1 $37,063 25.00%
Libya 1 $76,045 33.33%
Switzerland 1 $44,380 33.33%
Venezuela 1 $39,310 33.33%
Uzbekistan 1 $69,638 33.33%
El Salvador 1 $64,917 33.33%

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 %
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 2 $50,315 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 2 $75,265 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 2 $51,522 100.00%
Metal Ore Mining 2 $75,785 100.00%
Satellite Telecommunications 2 $61,714 100.00%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $66,248 100.00%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers 2 $85,624 100.00%
Residential Property Managers 2 $42,536 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1 $59,010 50.00%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 1 $32,552 50.00%
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