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 %
Bolivia 1 $187,199 33.33%
Sweden 1 $36,690 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $55,058 33.33%
Czech Republic 1 $86,237 33.33%
United States Of America 1 $43,160 33.33%
Romania 1 $30,390 33.33%
Egypt 1 $73,091 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $51,584 33.33%
Jordan 1 $89,066 33.33%
Costa Rica 1 $85,000 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tek Services Llc 1 $39,250 50.00%
Madison County Memorial Hospital Board 1 $39,458 50.00%
The Scoular Company 1 $39,874 50.00%
Glancey Rockwell Associates 1 $40,061 50.00%
Pella Regional Health Center 1 $40,206 50.00%
The College Of Idaho Inc 1 $40,213 50.00%
Harris Co Pllc 1 $40,269 50.00%
Lcw Supercritical Technologies Corporation 1 $40,664 50.00%
7k Metals Llc 1 $40,685 50.00%
Hisoft Envisage Inc 1 $40,706 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rocky Ridge Ranch Inc 5 $21,875 100.00%
Md Nursery Landscaping Inc 5 $27,581 100.00%
Luke Durflinger 5 $30,842 100.00%
Ladd Wahlen Farms 5 $30,842 100.00%
Inverted Basin Cattle Llc 5 $30,014 100.00%
Patricia J Damele 5 $27,156 100.00%
Reynolds Ag Transport Llc 5 $34,532 100.00%
Harding Nursery Inc 4 $31,023 100.00%
Roche Livestock 4 $18,017 100.00%
Ubilla Farms Inc 4 $32,989 100.00%
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