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 %
Financial Analysts 39 $70,038 88.64%
Chemists 38 $58,035 86.36%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 37 $57,058 88.10%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $58,349 85.71%
Statisticians 35 $77,472 87.50%
Marketing Managers 31 $97,893 77.50%
Soil and Plant Scientists 31 $45,316 79.49%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $44,554 86.11%
Physical Therapists 29 $70,244 90.63%
Information Security Analysts 28 $77,797 87.50%
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 %
France 9 $91,497 47.37%
Brazil 9 $66,923 52.94%
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 46.15%
Colombia 5 $67,964 50.00%
Thailand 4 $49,910 44.44%
United Kingdom 4 $49,244 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D2s Inc 1 $63,398 100.00%
Sav On Software Inc 1 $63,502 100.00%
Gmf Gouda America Inc 1 $63,544 100.00%
Itvision Inc 1 $63,669 100.00%
University Of Houston 1 $63,752 100.00%
Lionbridge Technologies Inc 1 $63,898 100.00%
Acquity Group 1 $63,898 100.00%
Sage Group Consulting Inc 1 $63,898 100.00%
Ektha Solutions Inc 1 $63,918 100.00%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 1 $63,918 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eric W Hasselstrom 3 $21,051 100.00%
Hayden Creek Cattle Company Llc 3 $30,354 100.00%
Eagle View Farms Llc 3 $32,517 100.00%
Ja Land Livestockjohn Anchustegui 3 $9,000 100.00%
Kg Farms Llc 3 $31,921 100.00%
Dale W Hooley 3 $20,855 100.00%
Panoptic Bee Farm Llc 3 $33,211 100.00%
Evan Lucas Wood Land Cattle Llc 3 $26,936 100.00%
Huntsman Springs 2 $20,894 100.00%
Thiel Pioneer Farms Inc 2 $22,183 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,379 $29,979 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 699 $30,672 100.00%
Sheep Farming 620 $26,884 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 518 $29,594 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 410 $29,547 100.00%
Potato Farming 374 $25,227 100.00%
Crop Production 301 $30,885 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 278 $25,101 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 213 $40,579 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 158 $24,954 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 865 $78,083 100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 49 $81,869 26.78%
Engineering Services 43 $67,494 87.76%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 29 $79,881 67.44%
Custom Computer Programming Services 26 $67,520 89.66%
Potato Farming 23 $37,954 88.46%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 22 $73,940 91.67%
Full Service Restaurants 20 $33,495 86.96%
Landscaping Services 16 $34,454 72.73%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 16 $30,035 80.00%

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