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 %
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 %
Alpine Bank 1 $63,315 100.00%
D2s Inc 1 $63,398 100.00%
Sav On Software Inc 1 $63,502 100.00%
Gmf Gouda America Inc 1 $63,544 100.00%
Itvision Inc 1 $63,669 100.00%
University Of Houston 1 $63,752 100.00%
Lionbridge Technologies Inc 1 $63,898 100.00%
Acquity Group 1 $63,898 100.00%
Sage Group Consulting Inc 1 $63,898 100.00%
Ektha Solutions Inc 1 $63,918 100.00%
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