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 %
Mechanical Engineers 331 $72,060 87.80%
Operations Research Analysts 314 $63,983 83.51%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 303 $48,962 83.93%
Management Analysts 253 $63,353 89.72%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 244 $67,234 89.71%
Database Administrators 239 $76,997 90.53%
Financial Analysts 231 $63,711 87.83%
Civil Engineers 222 $67,030 87.06%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 208 $75,285 82.21%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 196 $84,287 78.40%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants and Auditors 33 $58,949 80.49%
Statisticians 32 $49,824 88.89%
Construction Laborers 31 $24,243 88.57%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 27 $18,331 79.41%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 26 $75,642 86.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 26 $52,585 86.67%
Sales Managers 25 $91,786 83.33%
Mechanical Engineers 25 $74,820 92.59%
Industrial Engineers 25 $76,916 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 23 $44,296 100.00%
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 3,108 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 %
Cdk Global Llc 7 $102,265 77.78%
Sri Tech Solutions Inc 7 $89,104 77.78%
T0dotcom Inc 7 $93,870 77.78%
Foursight Capital Llc 7 $69,395 77.78%
Astir It Solutions Inc 7 $31,556 87.50%
Seo Towncenter Llc 7 $51,203 87.50%
Medical Priority Consultants Inc 7 $54,835 87.50%
Energy Management Corporation 7 $45,597 87.50%
Hirevue Inc 7 $81,613 87.50%
Rakuten Marketing Llc 7 $64,311 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shade Landscape Supply 1 $32,406 100.00%
Bullberry Ranches Llc 1 $21,798 100.00%
Christensen Cattle 1 $19,600 100.00%
Highland Gardens 1 $27,310 100.00%
Lamoreaux Sheep Codean P Lamoreaux 1 $9,000 100.00%
Diamond T Enterprises 1 $20,925 100.00%
Anderson 1 $20,733 100.00%
Jon Ryan Cook Ranch 1 $9,000 100.00%
Lamoreaux Sheep Co 1 $9,000 100.00%
Capital Security Fund Llckeg Mountain Ranch 1 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Irisndt Inc 1 $79,560 50.00%
Maxwell Products Inc 1 $108,264 50.00%
Ripple Llc 1 $99,362 50.00%
Red Bell Real Estate Llc 1 $80,330 50.00%
Imagine Learning 1 $30,139 50.00%
Nuxiba Technologies Inc 1 $67,288 50.00%
Globalsim 1 $94,994 50.00%
Constellation Brands Inc 1 $71,947 50.00%
Us Nails Spa Pedicure Llc 1 $17,846 50.00%
Avs International Llc 1 $43,035 50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

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