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 Developers, Applications 827 $73,956 94.19%
Electrical Engineers 703 $82,855 89.33%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 624 $82,390 83.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 598 $67,746 89.92%
Computer Programmers 505 $55,929 88.60%
Materials Engineers 454 $77,566 91.90%
Industrial Engineers 336 $80,895 93.07%
Computer Occupations, All Other 224 $67,957 91.80%
Software Developers, Systems Software 150 $84,642 93.75%
Chemical Engineers 139 $86,531 93.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 134 $87,092 50.76%
Materials Engineers 74 $73,431 134.55%
Electrical Engineers 50 $74,741 161.29%
Software Developers, Applications 48 $6,656,416 300.00%
Industrial Engineers 44 $82,691 400.00%
Computer Systems Analysts 28 $76,991 311.11%
Software Developers, Systems Software 23 $93,687 255.56%
Chemical Engineers 17 $80,729 188.89%
Mechanical Engineers 10 $71,735 111.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 9 $68,127 112.50%
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%
Taiwan 9 $78,118 47.37%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vrize Inc 8 $81,523 80.00%
Autovol Inc 8 $63,277 80.00%
Aptina Llc 8 $72,265 88.89%
Inspirisys Solutions North America Inc 8 $70,327 88.89%
Coolsoft Llc 8 $74,108 88.89%
Northwest Nazarene University 7 $29,359 77.78%
Intermountain Healthcare 7 $46,779 77.78%
Pike Solutions Inc 7 $72,143 87.50%
Balsam Brands Inc 7 $75,020 87.50%
Delasoft Inc 7 $57,746 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Albertsons Llc 1 $55,224 50.00%
Ihc Health Services Inc 1 $48,589 50.00%
Western States Equipment 1 $46,758 50.00%
Himalayan Living Llc 1 $27,040 50.00%
Couerdalene Pet Grooming By Gilza Llc 1 $25,043 50.00%
Hmi North America Inc 1 $95,722 50.00%
Dj Lee Inc Dba New Hong Kong 1 $28,454 50.00%
Medvet Idaho Pllc 1 $91,874 50.00%
Kp Transport Llc 1 $62,982 50.00%
Alan Brown 1 $35,630 100.00%

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 $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