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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Utah Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
29,809 83.11% $70,449 H-1B
2,658 7.41% $21,499 H-2A
2,592 7.23% $105,090 PERM
810 2.26% $82,474 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Utah has seen a total of 35,869 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Utah is the H-1B visa with 29,809 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.11% of Utah's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 2,658 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 7.41% of Utah's total visas.

Top Occupations in Utah (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,829 $84,556 91.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,170 $61,260 94.91%
Computer Programmers 1,327 $56,637 91.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,150 $61,317 92.22%
Software Developers, Systems Software 693 $89,458 90.23%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 574 $43,751 87.37%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 489 $40,630 93.86%
Accountants and Auditors 428 $53,641 88.98%
Electrical Engineers 391 $70,474 83.55%
Mechanical Engineers 309 $71,159 85.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1,194 $22,969 376.66%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 322 $27,872 185.06%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 254 $29,419 156.79%
Nursery Workers 33 $30,120 26.19%
Construction Laborers 6 $33,127 7.50%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 6 $30,389 7.89%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 2 $33,197 3.23%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1 $37,440 1.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 360 $95,471 74.23%
Computer Systems Analysts 67 $78,043 27.35%
Helpers--Production Workers 66 $25,544 31.73%
Software Developers, Systems Software 66 $99,535 56.90%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $73,633 78.31%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 63 $25,053 77.78%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 59 $42,478 81.94%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 35 $2,621,391 57.38%
Materials Engineers 34 $68,542 64.15%
Statisticians 30 $49,806 68.18%
Utah Employees Over Time
Utah has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,067 employees were hired. Utah peaked in 2022 with 3,143 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,840 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Utah From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Egypt 7 $78,654 35.00%
Romania 7 $69,330 35.00%
Costa Rica 7 $76,823 35.00%
Singapore 7 $72,928 36.84%
Serbia 6 $43,807 33.33%
Thailand 6 $27,622 35.29%
Italy 6 $45,850 35.29%
Macedonia 6 $41,954 37.50%
France 6 $76,385 40.00%
Malaysia 5 $67,051 35.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Workday Inc 6 $82,500 85.71%
Hall Labs Llc 6 $68,498 85.71%
Calypso Soft Inc 6 $75,961 85.71%
Purple Innovation Llc 6 $88,847 85.71%
Lead It Corporation 6 $68,373 85.71%
Zillion Technologies Inc 6 $79,726 85.71%
Virtustream Inc 6 $74,391 85.71%
Utah Interactive Llc 6 $72,613 85.71%
Media Mouth Inc 6 $64,872 85.71%
Perficient Inc 6 $88,470 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Catalyst 1 $119,434 50.00%
Vk Llc 1 $27,872 50.00%
Physician Group Of Utah Inc 1 $105,560 50.00%
Observepoint Inc 1 $118,456 50.00%
Tzero Group Inc 1 $44,325 50.00%
Watterson Footing Foundations Llc 1 $26,021 50.00%
Kiwi Mobile Services 1 $33,405 50.00%
Club Gsl Llc 1 $18,370 50.00%
Asian Assoc Of Utah Dba Refugee Immigrant Center 1 $73,258 50.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific 1 $88,754 50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 8,011 $67,843 93.13%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,560 $57,903 82.10%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,328 $79,037 91.59%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 821 $44,509 88.09%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 639 $76,825 89.50%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 628 $76,994 98.13%
Other Computer Related Services 578 $79,386 91.31%
Engineering Services 502 $67,582 81.49%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 495 $68,962 80.62%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 461 $77,341 92.57%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 995 $22,870 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 182 $27,130 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 123 $21,731 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 118 $26,191 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 62 $30,590 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 44 $29,743 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 34 $31,749 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 27 $27,091 93.10%
Nursery And Tree Production 26 $28,466 96.30%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 25 $29,674 96.15%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Employment Services 520 $21,554 92.86%
Computer Systems Design Services 200 $86,749 38.46%
Engineering Services 128 $78,829 32.99%
Full Service Restaurants 58 $32,685 29.00%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing 49 $68,378 28.16%
Marketing Consulting Services 47 $89,790 33.10%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 39 $81,597 30.47%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 39 $95,766 30.71%
Credit Card Issuing 38 $97,276 34.55%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 35 $86,047 35.35%

Utah Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Utah to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Utah over all years is $70,449. 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