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 %
Internists, General 16 $132,409 88.89%
Risk Management Specialists 16 $62,890 88.89%
Human Resources Specialists 16 $54,077 88.89%
Validation Engineers 16 $79,453 88.89%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $46,899 88.24%
Epidemiologists 15 $57,605 88.24%
Urban and Regional Planners 14 $53,095 87.50%
Computer Hardware Engineers 14 $91,266 87.50%
Purchasing Managers 14 $88,388 87.50%
Interpreters and Translators 14 $37,624 87.50%
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 %
Target Enterprise Inc 26 $115,878 92.86%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 26 $89,385 92.86%
Vastek Inc 25 $75,412 89.29%
Natures Sunshine Products Inc 25 $100,308 89.29%
Nuskin International Inc 25 $70,879 89.29%
Novell Inc 25 $61,516 89.29%
Micro Focus Software Inc 25 $79,980 92.59%
Suse Llc 25 $85,832 92.59%
Ust Global Inc 25 $60,486 92.59%
Merrick Bank Corporation 25 $75,207 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alfred Kearl Sons Inc 7 $21,292 100.00%
Wall Brothers Orchard Inc 7 $26,654 100.00%
Marty Stubbs 7 $32,638 100.00%
Western Basin Land Livestock Llc 7 $33,004 100.00%
Dean P Lamoreaux 6 $22,622 100.00%
Jeffery C Pentz 6 $9,913 100.00%
Pettingill Fruit Farm 6 $30,423 100.00%
Scott Olsen 6 $13,384 100.00%
Rojas Farm Llc 6 $23,310 100.00%
Jon Ryan Cook Ranchjon Ryan Cook 6 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Imagine Learning Inc 2 $42,162 28.57%
Deseret Laboratories International Inc 2 $56,212 28.57%
Globalization Group Inc 2 $41,371 33.33%
Parallel Hr Solutions Inc 2 $83,148 33.33%
Ellucian Company Lp 2 $69,971 33.33%
Amer Sports Winter Outdoor Company 2 $93,153 33.33%
Spicy Corea Llc 2 $24,398 33.33%
Cci Mechanical Inc 2 $76,243 33.33%
Dasom Llc 2 $37,721 33.33%
Ereinsurecom Inc 2 $91,198 33.33%

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