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 %
Environmental Engineers 19 $70,862 82.61%
Sales Managers 19 $98,964 86.36%
Economists 19 $61,306 86.36%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $58,552 86.36%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 19 $66,723 90.48%
Family and General Practitioners 18 $133,683 85.71%
Medical and Health Services Managers 18 $80,796 90.00%
Managers, All Other 17 $85,594 85.00%
Genetic Counselors 17 $67,890 89.47%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 16 $52,421 84.21%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Oec Medical Systems Inc 18 $93,946 90.00%
Valuelabs Inc 18 $89,242 90.00%
Navitaire Llc 18 $86,642 90.00%
Inteli Platforms Inc 18 $93,580 90.00%
Parallel Hr Solutions Inc 17 $63,226 85.00%
Aromatic Resource Management Company 17 $68,557 89.47%
Red Bell Real Estate Llc 17 $86,206 89.47%
Connvertex Solutions Inc 17 $49,716 89.47%
Folio Financial Inc 17 $67,622 89.47%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 17 $67,578 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Windy Meadows Cattle Co Inc 4 $12,113 100.00%
Double L Dairy 4 $28,200 100.00%
C Allred Sheep 4 $23,328 100.00%
Cooks Farm Greenhouse 4 $21,154 100.00%
Sharon J Stamatakis 4 $19,894 100.00%
Lee Ell Corp Dba Mitchell Farms 4 $23,156 100.00%
Rafter Lazy C Ranchcecil Garland 4 $10,500 100.00%
Countryside Garden Center 4 $24,268 100.00%
Pablo Geronimo 4 $12,174 100.00%
Moon Ranch Llcgordon L Moon 4 $10,500 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gorkha Enterprises 2 $29,203 50.00%
Fw Specialties Llc 2 $44,658 50.00%
Metro Tile Associates 2 $38,771 50.00%
The Cw Group 2 $58,958 50.00%
Noble And Shining Inc 2 $33,239 50.00%
Granite Bakery 2 $18,886 50.00%
Contract West Roofing Inc 1 $34,902 25.00%
Salon Channel Inc Dba Aesthetic Videosource 1 $32,739 25.00%
Chinois Corporation Dba Chin Wah Restaurant 1 $27,997 25.00%
Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation 1 $77,813 25.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

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