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 %
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $51,231 85.71%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12 $38,266 85.71%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $64,139 92.31%
Computer User Support Specialists 12 $45,900 92.31%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 11 $42,664 84.62%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 11 $50,592 84.62%
Treasurers and Controllers 11 $103,361 91.67%
Interior Designers 11 $48,772 91.67%
Cost Estimators 11 $55,353 91.67%
Compliance Officers 11 $54,832 91.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lodging Managers 2 $41,860 40.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $39,555 40.00%
Physicists 2 $67,569 40.00%
Roofers 2 $33,914 40.00%
Compliance Officers 2 $41,330 40.00%
Psychiatrists 2 $71,647 40.00%
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 2 $44,658 40.00%
Training and Development Specialists 2 $65,863 40.00%
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2 $32,219 50.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $53,595 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 3,108 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 %
Progrexion Asg Inc 85 $88,932 87.63%
Zb Na 82 $88,955 85.42%
Cloudberg Tec Limited Company 82 $80,249 86.32%
Finicity Corporation 81 $106,335 86.17%
Motorola Solutions Inc 81 $95,415 89.01%
Tooele County School District 80 $55,079 88.89%
Valuemomentum Inc 77 $74,715 86.52%
Weber State University 77 $49,238 88.51%
Select Portfolio Servicing Inc 75 $69,516 96.15%
Social Finance Inc 74 $106,675 97.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Red Pine Ranches 14 $20,942 100.00%
Dalton Farms Inc 14 $25,951 100.00%
Hulet Livestock Company 14 $19,507 100.00%
D R Farm 14 $20,631 100.00%
Ryan Cook 14 $20,631 100.00%
Sampinos Livestock Company Llc 14 $25,594 100.00%
Peart Ranch Operation Llc 14 $19,571 100.00%
Mcmillan Services Llc 14 $18,532 100.00%
Pineae Greenhouses Inc 14 $29,912 100.00%
Ace Land Livestock 14 $19,942 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Innovecture 7 $106,823 35.00%
Dyno Nobel Inc 7 $116,138 35.00%
Verisk Health Inc 7 $72,720 35.00%
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa 7 $73,761 35.00%
Conduent Business Services Llc 7 $95,332 35.00%
Energy Exemplar Llc 7 $80,113 36.84%
All States Landscaping 7 $24,814 38.89%
Varian Medical Systems 6 $75,747 33.33%
Hewlett Packard Company 6 $82,077 35.29%
Novatek Inc 6 $76,939 35.29%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

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 $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