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 %
Geographers 4 $56,399 80.00%
Petroleum Engineers 4 $113,901 80.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 4 $39,884 100.00%
Administrative Services Managers 3 $51,501 75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3 $48,838 75.00%
Actuaries 3 $58,004 75.00%
Art Directors 3 $82,139 75.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $65,737 75.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 3 $45,115 75.00%
Fundraisers 3 $54,683 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Kazakhstan 1 $62,837 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $47,299 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $67,810 50.00%
Hungary 1 $125,362 100.00%
Kiribati 1 $72,093 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $53,020 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $52,707 100.00%
Israel 1 $66,477 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pure Storage Inc 19 $69,226 90.48%
Couldberg Tec Limited Company 19 $70,105 90.48%
Galileo Financial Technologies 19 $107,421 90.48%
Domo Inc 19 $87,659 90.48%
Fl Smidth Inc 19 $90,997 95.00%
Weber School District 18 $47,078 90.00%
Flsmidth 18 $76,534 90.00%
Chg Healthcare Services Inc 18 $86,987 90.00%
Propay Inc 18 $105,703 90.00%
Blue Coat Systems Inc 18 $73,429 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kearl Ranch 5 $15,028 100.00%
Russell Stansfield Dba Stansfield Livestock 4 $23,328 100.00%
Native Harvest Seed Inc 4 $33,348 100.00%
Paradise Valley Farms Llc 4 $33,743 100.00%
Upper Creek Ranch 4 $14,791 100.00%
Rocking Hr Ranches Llc 4 $27,217 100.00%
Gibsons Green Acres Llc 4 $31,720 100.00%
Jns Livestock 4 $14,032 100.00%
Avintaquin Livestock Corpmichael Vanderhoof 4 $9,000 100.00%
Spencer Ross 4 $21,730 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intermountain Technology Group Llc Dba Zaact 2 $113,527 40.00%
Western Electricity Coordinating Council 2 $71,833 40.00%
M A Mortenson Company 2 $87,787 40.00%
Nvidia Corporation 2 $88,088 40.00%
Millcreek Engineering Company 2 $94,568 40.00%
Shoku Inc 2 $38,647 40.00%
Logmein Usa Inc 2 $110,074 40.00%
Deloitte Tax Llp 2 $48,786 40.00%
Grumpy Inc Dba Las Islitas Seafood Restaurant 2 $45,718 40.00%
Younique Llc 2 $134,337 50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 8,467 $68,987 93.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,892 $58,688 83.15%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,483 $81,502 92.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 932 $45,870 88.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 698 $78,436 89.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 648 $77,147 94.88%
Other Computer Related Services 625 $81,121 94.41%
Medical Laboratories 568 $43,807 85.93%
Engineering Services 540 $68,686 87.10%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 504 $80,751 81.69%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 1,221 $29,752 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 210 $28,110 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 209 $46,072 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 131 $22,008 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 74 $31,239 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 54 $30,607 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 42 $30,727 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 40 $30,950 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 36 $31,907 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 30 $28,010 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Employment Services 576 $21,826 97.46%
Custom Computer Programming Services 403 $85,924 69.97%
Computer Systems Design Services 217 $86,374 53.85%
Landscaping Services 212 $29,297 97.70%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 174 $67,260 82.08%
Engineering Services 134 $80,017 77.01%
Medical Laboratories 117 $812,133 77.48%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 115 $42,800 85.82%
Poultry Processing 85 $18,242 72.65%
Full Service Restaurants 78 $32,051 67.83%

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