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
32,708 82.59% $71,800 H-1B
3,081 7.78% $24,994 H-2A
2,923 7.38% $99,552 PERM
890 2.25% $83,927 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Utah has seen a total of 39,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Utah is the H-1B visa with 32,708 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.59% of Utah's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,081 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 7.78% of Utah's total visas.

Top Occupations in Utah (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,824 $84,539 91.09%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,171 $61,276 94.88%
Computer Programmers 1,327 $56,637 91.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,150 $61,317 92.22%
Software Developers, Systems Software 682 $89,914 88.80%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 643 $44,921 87.36%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 595 $41,331 92.82%
Accountants and Auditors 526 $55,448 91.80%
Electrical Engineers 415 $72,322 81.69%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 349 $121,933 89.72%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1,491 $28,774 470.35%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 438 $29,630 171.09%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 254 $29,419 123.30%
Nursery Workers 33 $30,120 20.00%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 8 $31,439 6.61%
Construction Laborers 6 $33,127 6.74%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 3 $35,069 3.75%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3 $48,755 3.80%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $30,464 4.17%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 361 $95,554 74.43%
Helpers--Production Workers 82 $25,077 28.57%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67 $1,387,878 28.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 67 $78,043 52.76%
Software Developers, Systems Software 66 $99,535 78.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $73,633 78.31%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 63 $25,053 87.50%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 61 $42,523 98.39%
Materials Engineers 34 $68,542 64.15%
Accountants and Auditors 33 $58,949 75.00%
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 3,108 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 425 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 744 $94,170 47.72%
Brazil 174 $36,824 40.09%
China 146 $64,892 38.32%
Mexico 138 $46,667 36.60%
Vietnam 81 $1,144,132 22.88%
South Korea 64 $46,280 36.99%
Canada 62 $90,225 40.79%
Venezuela 56 $29,946 39.16%
Philippines 52 $41,688 38.52%
Colombia 51 $36,230 44.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Verisk Health Inc 12 $66,679 85.71%
Iron County School District 12 $46,015 85.71%
Castell Llc 12 $68,115 85.71%
Wasatch Advisors Inc 12 $64,657 85.71%
Innovate Solutions Inc 12 $58,032 85.71%
3i Infotech Inc 12 $53,399 85.71%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 12 $65,621 85.71%
Teradata Operations Inc 12 $78,503 85.71%
Nutrabrands Inc 12 $67,614 85.71%
Horizon Softech Inc 12 $72,890 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lazy S K Llc 3 $21,708 100.00%
Farm Creek Meats Llc 3 $35,069 100.00%
D H Farm Inc 3 $21,771 100.00%
Duncan Ranchsteven N Duncan 3 $10,500 100.00%
Annabella Land Cattle Company Llc 3 $18,429 100.00%
Okelberry Livestockray Or Brian Okelberry 3 $9,000 100.00%
Roche Ranches Incjeff Dusty Roche 3 $9,000 100.00%
Boulder Development 3 $20,731 100.00%
Provost Ranch 3 $23,317 100.00%
Ks Commodities Llc 3 $33,661 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative Inc 1 $52,707 33.33%
Nutrapure Inc 1 $58,885 33.33%
Middlebury Interactive Language Llc 1 $55,557 33.33%
Caradigm Usa Llc 1 $54,267 33.33%
Exhibitwrx 1 $57,304 33.33%
Orca Health 1 $45,510 33.33%
Nutty Guys Inc 1 $56,971 33.33%
Cr England Inc 1 $45,178 33.33%
Lin Manufacturing Design Llc 1 $68,203 33.33%
Christensen Industries 1 $62,962 33.33%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $71,800. 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