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 %
Ams Inc 1 $31,200 50.00%
Clovis Associates Llc 1 $31,699 50.00%
Yong In Master Lees Taekwondo Inc 1 $32,552 50.00%
Cost And Capital Partners Llc 1 $33,446 50.00%
Dynamite Marketing 1 $33,446 50.00%
Panhandle State Bank 1 $33,509 50.00%
Coeur Dalene School District 271 1 $34,050 50.00%
Veritas Structural Engineering Pllc 1 $34,174 50.00%
Silverwood Theme Park 1 $34,195 50.00%
Kipp M Nelson 1 $34,195 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 2 $50,315 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 2 $75,265 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 2 $51,522 100.00%
Metal Ore Mining 2 $75,785 100.00%
Satellite Telecommunications 2 $61,714 100.00%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $66,248 100.00%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers 2 $85,624 100.00%
Residential Property Managers 2 $42,536 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1 $59,010 50.00%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 1 $32,552 50.00%
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 $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