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 %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 299 $116,281 87.43%
Operations Research Analysts 272 $63,439 84.47%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 269 $48,000 85.13%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 244 $67,234 86.52%
Database Administrators 239 $76,997 90.53%
Management Analysts 238 $62,524 92.61%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 202 $74,786 82.45%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 193 $84,385 81.43%
Civil Engineers 190 $64,903 82.97%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 186 $70,526 86.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants and Auditors 28 $57,210 68.29%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 27 $128,061 75.00%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 27 $18,331 81.82%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 26 $75,642 86.67%
Industrial Engineers 24 $75,672 80.00%
Mechanical Engineers 23 $75,067 92.00%
Marketing Managers 21 $106,014 95.45%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 20 $50,356 90.91%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 20 $40,742 100.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $83,235 100.00%
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 %
Cadence Design Systems Inc 9 $80,378 90.00%
Twilio Inc 9 $90,859 90.00%
Google Llc 9 $89,153 90.00%
Edwards Lifesciences Llc 9 $84,492 90.00%
Squillion Systems Llc 8 $67,451 80.00%
Utah Health Information Network Inc 8 $74,055 80.00%
Infrrd Inc 8 $90,655 80.00%
Persistent Systems Inc 8 $54,969 80.00%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 8 $58,354 80.00%
Dual Immersion Academy 8 $39,131 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Photage Llc 1 $86,424 50.00%
Fluke Electronics Corporation 1 $98,051 50.00%
Cirrus Logic Inc 1 $91,728 50.00%
Spryos Inc 1 $79,061 50.00%
Cavorite Aviation Llc Dba Randon Aviation 1 $56,870 50.00%
Grt International Inc 1 $50,149 50.00%
Mav Media Llc 1 $56,534 50.00%
Response Marketing Group Llc 1 $65,520 50.00%
Whistle Construction Llc 1 $35,339 50.00%
Taj India Inc 1 $31,762 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