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 %
Financial Analysts 33 $69,157 89.19%
Statisticians 33 $77,964 89.19%
Soil and Plant Scientists 32 $45,191 86.49%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $56,358 83.33%
Chemists 30 $53,522 85.71%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $43,491 85.29%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 28 $57,360 82.35%
Information Security Analysts 28 $77,797 84.85%
Information Technology Project Managers 28 $86,211 87.50%
Physical Therapists 27 $69,856 90.00%
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 %
Taiwan 9 $78,118 47.37%
Brazil 9 $66,923 56.25%
Nigeria 8 $75,849 50.00%
Singapore 8 $78,250 53.33%
Bangladesh 7 $86,849 50.00%
Malaysia 7 $74,110 50.00%
Pakistan 6 $64,069 50.00%
Colombia 5 $67,964 50.00%
Thailand 4 $49,910 44.44%
United Kingdom 4 $49,244 57.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kla Corporation 24 $86,917 92.31%
Ntt Data Inc 24 $67,451 96.00%
Cradlepoint Inc 23 $85,352 92.00%
Kforce Inc 22 $72,952 91.67%
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Of Idaho 22 $46,270 91.67%
Vtcu Corporation 22 $58,649 91.67%
Hewlett Packard Company 22 $86,668 91.67%
Asml Us Llc 22 $83,180 95.65%
Infosys Limited 20 $60,237 86.96%
The Internet Truckstop Llc 20 $97,170 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sel Engineering Services Inc 2 $77,886 40.00%
Toevs Farm Llc 2 $42,817 40.00%
Mcnabb Farms Partnership 2 $23,608 50.00%
Gregory L Kimberling Insurance Agency Incorporated 2 $37,253 50.00%
Renown Dairy Inc 1 $15,434 25.00%
Sawtooth Cattle Company 1 $49,774 25.00%
Comsys Services Llc 1 $50,898 25.00%
Gonano Technologies 1 $59,904 25.00%
Keynetics 1 $54,954 25.00%
Glanbia Foods Inc 1 $48,984 25.00%

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