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 %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 17 $67,952 80.95%
Credit Analysts 17 $47,995 85.00%
Economists 17 $62,756 89.47%
Medical and Health Services Managers 17 $77,761 89.47%
Internists, General 16 $132,409 84.21%
Risk Management Specialists 16 $62,890 84.21%
Managers, All Other 16 $85,471 88.89%
Validation Engineers 16 $79,453 88.89%
Genetic Counselors 15 $65,878 88.24%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 15 $68,784 88.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Production Workers, All Other 3 $21,493 60.00%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 3 $42,883 60.00%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 3 $37,911 60.00%
Interpreters and Translators 3 $46,966 60.00%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 3 $29,702 60.00%
Insurance Sales Agents 3 $43,957 60.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $52,044 60.00%
Physicists 2 $67,569 40.00%
Financial Specialists, All Other 2 $51,314 40.00%
Lodging Managers 2 $41,860 40.00%
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 3,143 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 %
India 684 $93,247 48.82%
China 129 $63,527 36.75%
Mexico 128 $46,542 39.88%
Brazil 122 $39,727 38.61%
South Korea 60 $45,873 21.20%
Vietnam 59 $1,561,086 40.14%
Nepal 45 $47,861 36.29%
Venezuela 42 $30,152 37.17%
Canada 37 $89,219 34.91%
Colombia 35 $35,182 46.05%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pure Storage Inc 17 $67,021 89.47%
Valuelabs Inc 17 $85,624 89.47%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 17 $67,578 89.47%
Ntt Data Americas Inc 17 $91,106 89.47%
Becton Dickinson And Company 17 $76,403 89.47%
Utah Tech University 17 $56,539 89.47%
Parallel Hr Solutions Inc 17 $63,226 89.47%
Applied Materials Inc 17 $77,329 89.47%
Aromatic Resource Management Company 17 $68,557 89.47%
Red Bell Real Estate Llc 17 $86,206 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chinois Corporation Dba Chin Wah Restaurant 1 $27,997 25.00%
Ebix Inc 1 $92,810 25.00%
Clearone Communications Inc 1 $83,408 25.00%
National Ability Center 1 $55,037 25.00%
Brightwork 1 $42,141 25.00%
Autoliv 1 $57,678 25.00%
Supervalu Inc 1 $92,810 25.00%
Move Networks 1 $65,728 25.00%
Oracle Usa Inc 1 $67,330 25.00%
Kane County Hospital 1 $43,742 25.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 12 $28,366 92.31%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 12 $24,054 100.00%
Corn Farming 11 $28,063 91.67%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 11 $26,469 100.00%
Hay Farming 11 $25,932 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $31,739 90.91%
All Other Animal Production 7 $19,600 70.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $24,054 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 6 $30,573 85.71%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $30,313 100.00%

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