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 %
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 %
Nursery And Tree Production 20 $27,108 100.00%
Apple Orchards 19 $29,216 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 18 $25,485 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 16 $25,801 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 16 $30,280 100.00%
Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production 14 $24,713 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 13 $29,756 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 10 $29,929 100.00%
Automobile Dealers 8 $29,406 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $27,269 100.00%

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