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 %
Oc Tanner Company 77 $89,186 90.59%
Motorola Solutions Inc 75 $95,266 89.29%
Jobs N Profiles Inc 74 $81,888 88.10%
Provo City School District 74 $39,092 88.10%
Select Portfolio Servicing Inc 74 $69,719 89.16%
Cloudberg Tec Limited Company 73 $79,748 94.81%
Social Finance Inc 72 $106,095 96.00%
Valuemomentum Inc 72 $73,916 97.30%
Tooele County School District 70 $51,971 95.89%
Finicity Corporation 69 $103,848 95.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Provo City School District 7 $40,231 41.18%
Hewlett Packard Company 6 $82,077 35.29%
Varian Medical Systems 6 $75,747 35.29%
Senior Health Support Services Llc 6 $23,525 37.50%
Novatek Inc 6 $76,939 37.50%
Pure Storage Inc 6 $46,939 37.50%
Rego Consulting Corporation 6 $92,231 40.00%
Jn Ward Associates Dba Ward Engineering Group 6 $60,060 40.00%
Prog Leasing Llc 6 $89,485 40.00%
Owlet Baby Care Inc 6 $101,362 40.00%

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