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 %
Peru 3 $27,615 50.00%
Russia 3 $63,842 50.00%
Germany 3 $67,524 50.00%
Sri Lanka 3 $56,235 50.00%
South Africa 3 $44,983 60.00%
Greece 2 $67,070 40.00%
Israel 2 $94,651 40.00%
Iran 2 $51,115 40.00%
Argentina 2 $115,107 40.00%
Australia 2 $74,194 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Touche Llp 39 $70,380 90.70%
Kla Tencor Corporation 38 $86,016 90.48%
Applied Materials Inc 35 $77,129 89.74%
On Semiconductor 35 $69,805 94.59%
Ernst Young Us Llp 31 $73,182 93.94%
Accenture Llp 29 $75,796 93.55%
Hmi North America Inc 28 $65,856 93.33%
Experis Us Inc 27 $62,757 93.10%
Vtcu Corp 26 $61,136 92.86%
In Time Tec Llc 25 $66,645 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mandarin House Inc 3 $33,634 42.86%
Sawtooth Summit Food Beverage Inc 3 $23,913 50.00%
Lactalis American Group 3 $93,233 50.00%
Materne North America Corp 3 $99,757 50.00%
Populus Group Llc 3 $105,369,250 50.00%
Community Health Association Of Spokane 3 $133,855 50.00%
Evergreen Chinese Buffet Inc 2 $34,466 40.00%
Tokyo Electron Us Holdings Inc 2 $80,891 40.00%
Wah Hing Inc 2 $39,427 40.00%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 2 $72,436 40.00%

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 120 $25,917 100.00%
Corn Farming 75 $25,378 100.00%
Apiculture 63 $28,637 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 57 $29,587 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 57 $30,132 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 52 $25,127 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 47 $28,719 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 44 $30,554 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 40 $29,260 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 39 $30,032 100.00%

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