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 %
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 1 $47,237 50.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 1 $146,058 50.00%
Foresters 1 $57,782 50.00%
Curators 1 $42,744 50.00%
Counseling Psychologists 1 $53,330 50.00%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $83,138 100.00%
Clergy 1 $50,856 100.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists 1 $48,818 100.00%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 1 $44,075 100.00%
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 1 $51,144 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Austria 1 $35,485 50.00%
Laos 1 $19,843 50.00%
Samoa 1 $23,982 50.00%
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 50.00%
Kiribati 1 $72,093 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $53,020 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $52,707 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oec Medical Systems Inc 18 $93,946 90.00%
Valuelabs Inc 18 $89,242 90.00%
Navitaire Llc 18 $86,642 90.00%
Inteli Platforms Inc 18 $93,580 90.00%
Parallel Hr Solutions Inc 17 $63,226 85.00%
Aromatic Resource Management Company 17 $68,557 89.47%
Red Bell Real Estate Llc 17 $86,206 89.47%
Connvertex Solutions Inc 17 $49,716 89.47%
Folio Financial Inc 17 $67,622 89.47%
Quest Global Services Na Inc 17 $67,578 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Windy Meadows Cattle Co Inc 4 $12,113 100.00%
Double L Dairy 4 $28,200 100.00%
C Allred Sheep 4 $23,328 100.00%
Cooks Farm Greenhouse 4 $21,154 100.00%
Sharon J Stamatakis 4 $19,894 100.00%
Lee Ell Corp Dba Mitchell Farms 4 $23,156 100.00%
Rafter Lazy C Ranchcecil Garland 4 $10,500 100.00%
Countryside Garden Center 4 $24,268 100.00%
Pablo Geronimo 4 $12,174 100.00%
Moon Ranch Llcgordon L Moon 4 $10,500 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gorkha Enterprises 2 $29,203 50.00%
Fw Specialties Llc 2 $44,658 50.00%
Metro Tile Associates 2 $38,771 50.00%
The Cw Group 2 $58,958 50.00%
Noble And Shining Inc 2 $33,239 50.00%
Granite Bakery 2 $18,886 50.00%
Contract West Roofing Inc 1 $34,902 25.00%
Salon Channel Inc Dba Aesthetic Videosource 1 $32,739 25.00%
Chinois Corporation Dba Chin Wah Restaurant 1 $27,997 25.00%
Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation 1 $77,813 25.00%

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