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 %
Software Developers, Applications 827 $73,956 94.19%
Electrical Engineers 790 $85,623 90.29%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 659 $83,152 84.38%
Computer Systems Analysts 597 $67,700 89.77%
Materials Engineers 505 $79,218 88.60%
Computer Programmers 505 $55,929 92.15%
Industrial Engineers 381 $81,598 93.61%
Computer Occupations, All Other 224 $67,957 91.80%
Mechanical Engineers 158 $73,837 90.80%
Chemical Engineers 157 $87,326 94.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 134 $87,092 50.76%
Materials Engineers 74 $73,431 123.33%
Electrical Engineers 52 $75,949 167.74%
Software Developers, Applications 48 $6,656,416 300.00%
Industrial Engineers 44 $82,691 275.00%
Computer Systems Analysts 28 $76,991 254.55%
Software Developers, Systems Software 23 $93,687 209.09%
Chemical Engineers 17 $80,729 170.00%
Mechanical Engineers 11 $70,096 122.22%
Chefs and Head Cooks 10 $36,764 111.11%
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 %
Israel 3 $96,983 37.50%
Sri Lanka 3 $56,235 50.00%
South Africa 3 $44,983 50.00%
Peru 3 $27,615 50.00%
Germany 3 $67,524 50.00%
Russia 3 $63,842 50.00%
Greece 2 $67,070 40.00%
Bulgaria 2 $41,164 40.00%
Armenia 2 $81,890 40.00%
Kazakhstan 2 $96,470 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lamb Weston Inc 2 $85,624 100.00%
Stackit Professionals Inc 2 $89,055 100.00%
Innover Global Inc 2 $80,766 100.00%
Adaequare Inc 2 $81,848 100.00%
Intel Ndtm Us Llc 2 $106,891 100.00%
Photon Infotech Inc 2 $84,781 100.00%
Computek Soulutions Inc 2 $88,494 100.00%
Synertech Inc 2 $87,433 100.00%
Mirco Technology Inc 2 $86,237 100.00%
Natural Intelligence Systems Inc 2 $92,664 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mountain Meadow Ranch 5 $717,664 100.00%
Ronald J Elizabeth D Moss 5 $9,000 100.00%
Barton Jay Webster 5 $25,859 100.00%
Great Rift Transportation Llc 5 $32,914 100.00%
Joslin Farms 5 $21,595 100.00%
Ball Brothers Produce Lp 5 $32,086 100.00%
Hd Dunn Son Angus Ranch 5 $21,595 100.00%
Sunview Dairy 5 $29,598 100.00%
Heeringa Concrete Llc 5 $30,401 100.00%
Cedar Mountain Farms 5 $22,364 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Forestry And Logging 1 $32,614 100.00%
Rice Farming 1 $21,167 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 1 $28,038 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 1 $34,715 50.00%
Apiculture 1 $35,630 100.00%

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