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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental Engineers 2 $84,001 50.00%
Roofers 2 $33,914 50.00%
Microbiologists 2 $44,325 50.00%
Physicists 2 $67,569 50.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2 $25,355 50.00%
Cooks, Short Order 2 $20,904 50.00%
Purchasing Managers 2 $108,868 50.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 1 $81,806 25.00%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 1 $28,517 25.00%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1 $27,976 25.00%
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 %
Educational Testing Service 48 $50,002 94.12%
Zions Bank Zmsc 48 $83,254 94.12%
Wasatch County School District 47 $46,564 92.16%
Inmoment Inc 47 $68,099 92.16%
Syntel Consulting Inc 47 $64,005 94.00%
Tomax Corporation 46 $69,986 92.00%
Accenture Llp 45 $70,189 91.84%
Syntel Inc 44 $66,208 91.67%
Southern Utah University 44 $58,646 91.67%
Innovecture 43 $75,899 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Davis Scholl District 4 $37,822 36.36%
Pacificorp 4 $105,420 36.36%
Asahi Refining Usa Inc 4 $77,709 36.36%
Bpr Bechtel General Partner Inc 4 $77,610 36.36%
Populus Group Llc 4 $46,265 40.00%
Reliable Controls Corporation 4 $82,061 40.00%
Rc Group Lc 4 $29,276 40.00%
Internexus Provo Llc 4 $30,758 40.00%
Phoplus Ut Llc 4 $43,701 40.00%
Proofpoint Inc 4 $82,628 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