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 %
Interpreters and Translators 14 $37,624 87.50%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 14 $51,884 87.50%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 14 $54,174 87.50%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $47,381 81.25%
Auditors 13 $65,334 81.25%
Urban and Regional Planners 13 $56,202 86.67%
Purchasing Managers 13 $89,611 86.67%
Physical Therapists 13 $62,363 92.86%
Computer Hardware Engineers 13 $91,565 92.86%
Human Resources Specialists 12 $49,736 85.71%
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 %
Portugal 3 $86,008 42.86%
Belarus 3 $96,276 42.86%
Honduras 3 $31,276 42.86%
Armenia 2 $67,330 28.57%
Mauritius 2 $58,303 28.57%
New Zealand 2 $114,931 33.33%
Uruguay 2 $77,737 33.33%
Kenya 2 $48,849 33.33%
Dominican Republic 2 $34,996 40.00%
Switzerland 2 $102,380 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ekodus Inc 3 $77,667 75.00%
Smart Source Technologies Inc 3 $91,132 75.00%
Cloud Hub It Solutions Inc 3 $78,555 75.00%
Premier It Solutions Llc 3 $84,892 75.00%
Tekreant Inc 3 $78,555 100.00%
8k Miles Health Cloud Inc 3 $83,366 100.00%
Neo Prism Solutions Llc 3 $80,157 100.00%
Parakeet Technologies Inc 3 $77,938 100.00%
Techland Inc 3 $87,305 100.00%
Remote Tiger Inc 3 $80,364 100.00%

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%

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