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 %
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 %
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc 19 $84,274 90.48%
St Lukes Health System Ltd 18 $102,908 90.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 17 $76,933 85.00%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 17 $81,799 85.00%
Lam Research Corporation 17 $88,722 85.00%
Synoptek Llc 17 $84,717 89.47%
Spartan Solutions Inc 17 $74,070 89.47%
Tokyo Electron America Inc 16 $80,206 88.89%
Sound Physicians Of Idaho Pllc 16 $151,647 88.89%
Fujitsu America Inc 16 $72,127 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Land Group Inc 1 $51,667 25.00%
Clarks Inc 1 $73,154 25.00%
Kpmg Llp 1 $50,794 25.00%
Sage Health Care Pllc 1 $90 25.00%
Empire Productions Llc 1 $59,592 25.00%
Microsoft Corporation 1 $78,021 25.00%
Ivinci Partners Llc 1 $61,547 25.00%
Picabo Livestock Co 1 $30,638 25.00%
Cementation Usa Inc 1 $46,093 33.33%
Pearl Health Clinic 1 $47,278 33.33%

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 39 $27,265 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 36 $25,330 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 32 $24,944 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 30 $31,759 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 30 $25,705 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 24 $26,611 100.00%
Other Animal Production 23 $27,366 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 22 $22,625 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 22 $28,013 100.00%
Wheat Farming 20 $25,603 100.00%

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