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%
Taiwan 9 $78,118 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Birthbase Llc 1 $56,826 100.00%
Jj Creations 1 $56,950 100.00%
Matsuzawa Corporation 1 $56,992 100.00%
Select Medical Rehabilitation Services Inc 1 $57,179 100.00%
Beamit Inc 1 $57,366 100.00%
Rudd Company Pllc 1 $57,408 100.00%
Secureapp Technologies 1 $57,554 100.00%
Digital Terrain Inc 1 $57,616 100.00%
4consulting Inc 1 $57,616 100.00%
Yardi Systems Inc 1 $57,741 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Michael J Miller 3 $32,517 100.00%
Robert E Smith 3 $20,855 100.00%
Glen Dale Ranches Inc 3 $21,715 100.00%
Fred W Hunzeker Sonsdennis Hunzeker 3 $9,000 100.00%
Hartman Farms Inc 3 $33,807 100.00%
Clayton Tree Farm Llc 3 $25,494 100.00%
Val F And Lori Wahlen Val Wahlen Farms 3 $24,232 100.00%
Dallas Furness 3 $32,517 100.00%
Cc P Farms Llc 3 $24,274 100.00%
Ronald Esplin Sons Ltd 3 $29,065 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 134 $26,764 100.00%
Apiculture 92 $30,274 100.00%
Corn Farming 76 $25,497 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 71 $27,537 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 70 $31,670 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 70 $30,456 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 64 $30,145 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 57 $30,132 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 48 $28,566 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 48 $30,431 100.00%

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 $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