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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 26 $67,486 86.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25 $39,900 89.29%
Marketing Managers 25 $97,158 89.29%
Physicists 22 $64,326 78.57%
Industrial Production Managers 22 $90,832 81.48%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $40,365 84.00%
Biological Scientists, All Other 20 $40,357 80.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $55,604 80.00%
Financial Managers 20 $85,211 83.33%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 20 $149,430 86.96%
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 %
Indonesia 1 $49,504 50.00%
Tanzania 1 $69,784 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $69,014 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $187,199 50.00%
Kenya 1 $187,199 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $55,058 50.00%
Sudan 1 $69,638 50.00%
Vietnam 1 $37,063 50.00%
Libya 1 $76,045 50.00%
Switzerland 1 $44,380 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Native American Services Corporation 1 $117,624 100.00%
Deltatrak Inc 1 $117,978 100.00%
Everest Global Solutions Inc 1 $118,165 100.00%
Amiti Consulting Inc 1 $118,165 100.00%
Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing Triton Llc 1 $118,997 100.00%
Teton Outfitters 1 $120,120 100.00%
Micron Technologies Inc 1 $121,306 100.00%
Rite Stuff Foods Inc 1 $124,176 100.00%
Essential Metals Corporation 1 $126,443 100.00%
Eetech Media Llc 1 $128,627 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,072 $28,817 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 536 $29,844 100.00%
Sheep Farming 518 $19,602 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 425 $28,566 100.00%
Potato Farming 361 $24,906 100.00%
Crop Production 301 $30,885 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 291 $28,438 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 278 $25,101 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 196 $41,806 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 157 $24,894 100.00%

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