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 %
India 198 $1,002,131 46.15%
China 77 $67,948 49.68%
Mexico 21 $45,430 25.93%
Nepal 20 $6,729,100 48.78%
Canada 20 $72,779 48.78%
South Korea 17 $70,863 45.95%
Philippines 12 $72,644 35.29%
Japan 12 $84,575 42.86%
Italy 10 $73,831 40.00%
Brazil 9 $66,923 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nova Measuring Instruments Inc 4 $106,683 100.00%
Infocons Inc 4 $75,566 100.00%
Decision Six Inc 4 $75,566 100.00%
Blue Cross Of Idaho Health Service Inc 4 $85,374 100.00%
Techsmart Global Inc 4 $86,362 100.00%
Biologiq Inc 4 $87,459 100.00%
Clearwater Operations Llc 4 $87,766 100.00%
Woodgrain Inc 4 $86,606 100.00%
Open Text Inc 4 $96,606 100.00%
Nvidia Corporation 4 $112,632 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jim Dixon Farms Llc 12 $27,799 100.00%
Duane J Or Amy Blauer 12 $25,676 100.00%
Keith Wilcox Sons Inc 12 $30,543 100.00%
Shawver Farms Inc 12 $26,674 100.00%
Kirk Jacobs Farms 12 $21,942 100.00%
Rounds Farms 12 $26,404 100.00%
Thompson Farms Inc 12 $29,912 100.00%
Claar Farms Inc 11 $30,086 100.00%
Donald G Suhr 11 $27,322 100.00%
Giles Meyers Farms Llc 11 $29,634 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

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 $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