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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lodging Managers 2 $41,860 40.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 2 $47,029 40.00%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2 $41,608 40.00%
Registered Nurses 2 $70,044 40.00%
Materials Scientists 2 $87,620 40.00%
Roofers 2 $33,914 40.00%
Family and General Practitioners 2 $108,535 40.00%
Training and Development Specialists 2 $65,863 40.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2 $25,355 40.00%
Athletic Trainers 2 $59,530 50.00%
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 %
Validation Transcription Services Inc 6 $54,396 85.71%
Accela Inc 6 $67,576 85.71%
Patni Americas Inc 6 $63,097 85.71%
Stryker Neurovascular 6 $80,361 85.71%
Rockwell Collins Inc 6 $71,420 85.71%
Thumbtack Inc 6 $86,895 85.71%
Cliff It Solutions Inc 6 $88,393 85.71%
Young Living Holdings Llc 6 $95,077 85.71%
Brainstorm Inc 6 $95,753 85.71%
Virat Solutions Inc 6 $84,188 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Praynow Foundation 1 $24,523 50.00%
Simons Property Maintenanceinc 1 $40,830 50.00%
Home Run Restaurant Group 1 $25,730 50.00%
Ben Group Inc 1 $65,250 50.00%
Laxman Paudyal Domestic Services 1 $18,158 50.00%
Wilson Company 1 $109,491 50.00%
Brierley Associates Corporation 1 $32,885 50.00%
Fowers Fruit Ranch Llc 1 $34,112 50.00%
Cvb Inc 1 $79,789 50.00%
Collectivehealth Administrators Llc 1 $43,888 50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 2 $40,446 100.00%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 2 $91,499 100.00%
Media Representatives 2 $66,997 100.00%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 2 $86,341 100.00%
Mixed Mode Transit Systems 2 $112,299 100.00%
Other Residential Care Facilities 2 $33,029 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $43,722 100.00%
Animal Food Manufacturing 2 $63,606 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 2 $42,006 100.00%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 2 $59,446 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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