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 %
Timpanogos Regional Medical Services Inc 6 $43,579 85.71%
Hoj Engineering And Sales Co Inc 6 $57,678 85.71%
Lingotek Inc 6 $58,909 85.71%
Ariix Llc 6 $61,020 85.71%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 6 $42,890 85.71%
Metropolitan Telecommunications Of Utah Inc 6 $53,421 85.71%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 6 $60,805 85.71%
Connor Group Inc 6 $76,582 85.71%
Transfuels Llc 6 $61,066 85.71%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 6 $63,544 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dastrup Deep Cleaning Llc 1 $17,722 50.00%
Carexm 1 $125,362 50.00%
Mmd Mineral Sizing America Inc 1 $218,982 50.00%
Mike Erekson Insurance Agency 1 $26,624 50.00%
Colt Builders Corp 1 $104,125 50.00%
Brilliant Science Llc 1 $76,960 50.00%
Duchesne County School District 1 $40,680 50.00%
Simplenexus 1 $58,906 50.00%
Xtreme Transport Llc 1 $46,904 50.00%
Jb Mechanical Inc 1 $27,976 50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 23 $31,648 92.00%
Other Animal Production 23 $28,036 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 21 $18,384 91.30%
Crop Production 21 $30,538 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 15 $23,786 71.43%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 15 $27,448 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $24,196 93.33%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $29,512 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 14 $28,148 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 13 $28,200 92.86%

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