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 %
India 189 $1,045,427 46.90%
China 69 $70,378 47.59%
Canada 20 $72,779 30.77%
Mexico 19 $43,346 50.00%
South Korea 16 $71,936 43.24%
Nepal 15 $8,952,636 40.54%
Japan 12 $84,575 42.86%
Philippines 11 $75,324 42.31%
Italy 10 $73,831 43.48%
France 9 $91,497 47.37%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tamaki Control New Mexico Llc 6 $54,409 85.71%
Container And Packaging Supply Inc 6 $61,547 85.71%
Futuretech Consultants Llc 6 $59,506 85.71%
Lovevery Inc 6 $87,052 85.71%
Headstream Inc 6 $69,181 85.71%
Populus Group Llc 6 $76,530 100.00%
Microsoft Corporation 6 $79,480 100.00%
Onto Innovation Inc 6 $84,448 100.00%
Techmileage Software Solutions Llc 6 $107,751 100.00%
Asml Us Lp 6 $127,228 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 120 $25,917 100.00%
Corn Farming 75 $25,378 100.00%
Apiculture 63 $28,637 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 57 $29,587 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 57 $30,132 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 52 $25,127 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 47 $28,719 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 44 $30,554 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 40 $29,260 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 39 $30,032 100.00%

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