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 %
Financial Analysts 185 $63,170 86.05%
Statisticians 171 $67,233 82.21%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 169 $43,235 82.84%
Industrial Engineers 164 $72,970 82.83%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 159 $72,550 88.33%
Materials Engineers 155 $74,092 91.18%
Information Technology Project Managers 137 $75,643 87.26%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 132 $48,245 92.31%
Engineers, All Other 129 $61,994 90.21%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 120 $47,148 90.91%
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 %
Egypt 7 $78,654 35.00%
Romania 7 $69,330 35.00%
Costa Rica 7 $76,823 35.00%
Singapore 7 $72,928 36.84%
Serbia 6 $43,807 33.33%
Thailand 6 $27,622 35.29%
Italy 6 $45,850 35.29%
Macedonia 6 $41,954 37.50%
France 6 $76,385 40.00%
Malaysia 5 $67,051 35.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pyxant Labs Inc 5 $73,748 83.33%
Verscend Technologies Inc 5 $79,984 83.33%
Sweat Holdings Inc 5 $64,359 83.33%
Vertraus Inc 5 $77,143 83.33%
Techgene Solutions Llc 5 $78,233 83.33%
Mobile Productivity Llc 5 $73,167 83.33%
Infinity Tech Group Inc 5 $66,227 83.33%
Globallogic Inc 5 $78,308 83.33%
Conglomerateit Llc 5 $70,803 83.33%
Homegenius Real Estate Llc 5 $108,668 83.33%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 8,011 $67,843 93.13%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,560 $57,903 82.10%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,328 $79,037 91.59%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 821 $44,509 88.09%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 639 $76,825 89.50%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 628 $76,994 98.13%
Other Computer Related Services 578 $79,386 91.31%
Engineering Services 502 $67,582 81.49%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 495 $68,962 80.62%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 461 $77,341 92.57%

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