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 %
Sociologists 3 $54,538 100.00%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 3 $62,601 100.00%
Hospitalists 3 $174,179 100.00%
Food Service Managers 3 $52,049 100.00%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 3 $28,526 100.00%
Microsystems Engineers 2 $67,507 66.67%
Environmental Engineering Technicians 2 $36,120 66.67%
Life Scientists, All Other 2 $79,394 66.67%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 2 $46,613 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 2 $32,677 66.67%
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 %
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $47,299 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $67,810 50.00%
Hungary 1 $125,362 50.00%
Kiribati 1 $72,093 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $53,020 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $52,707 50.00%
Israel 1 $66,477 50.00%
Ethiopia 1 $57,720 50.00%
Estonia 1 $47,160 50.00%
Palestine 1 $43,701 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 2,521 $59,205 99.41%
University Of Utah 1,763 $57,070 78.92%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 1,638 $60,607 98.67%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc 933 $78,979 96.19%
Goldman Sachs Co 900 $57,373 95.04%
Overstockcom Inc 750 $86,762 86.01%
Arup Laboratories 529 $41,368 92.48%
Capgemini America Inc 420 $73,803 79.40%
Im Flash Technologies Llc 416 $67,766 93.06%
Utah State University 414 $55,920 97.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Range Association 145 $19,770 100.00%
Olsons Greenhouse Gardens Inc 33 $29,533 100.00%
Thousand Peaks Ranches Inc 30 $21,096 100.00%
Cherry Hills Farms Inc 29 $28,654 100.00%
East Farms Lc 29 $27,240 100.00%
Harward Farms Sweet Corn Inc 25 $28,489 100.00%
Harold Selman Inc 23 $18,637 100.00%
Allred Orchards Inc 22 $27,066 100.00%
Jensen Livestock Llc 21 $19,246 100.00%
Kunzler Sheep Cattle Co 21 $18,351 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goldman Sachs Co 148 $86,605 30.39%
Swifttransportation Co Of Az Llc 100 $41,954 26.32%
Adobe Inc 75 $98,362 43.86%
Ancestrycom Operations Inc 58 $91,361 37.66%
Vivint Inc 54 $96,137 36.49%
Zions Bank Zmsc 40 $81,528 27.03%
Total Source Llc 36 $22,329 31.30%
Heercules Staffing Llc 35 $18,216 35.00%
Incontact Inc 33 $107,839 35.11%
American Express Travel Related Services 32 $98,643 35.56%

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