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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Laborers 19 $22,866 105.56%
Electrical Engineers 19 $84,206 118.75%
Chefs and Head Cooks 18 $42,406 112.50%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 18 $99,905 120.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 18 $74,595 120.00%
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 16 $34,429 106.67%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $43,762 107.14%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $63,008 107.14%
General and Operations Managers 14 $69,258 100.00%
Civil Engineers 13 $72,162 92.86%
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 %
India 684 $93,247 48.82%
China 129 $63,527 36.75%
Mexico 128 $46,542 39.88%
Brazil 122 $39,727 38.61%
South Korea 60 $45,873 21.20%
Vietnam 59 $1,561,086 40.14%
Nepal 45 $47,861 36.29%
Venezuela 42 $30,152 37.17%
Canada 37 $89,219 34.91%
Colombia 35 $35,182 46.05%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Educational Testing Service 48 $50,002 94.12%
Zions Bank Zmsc 48 $83,254 94.12%
Wasatch County School District 47 $46,564 92.16%
Inmoment Inc 47 $68,099 92.16%
Syntel Consulting Inc 47 $64,005 94.00%
Tomax Corporation 46 $69,986 92.00%
Accenture Llp 45 $70,189 91.84%
Syntel Inc 44 $66,208 91.67%
Southern Utah University 44 $58,646 91.67%
Innovecture 43 $75,899 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Davis Scholl District 4 $37,822 36.36%
Pacificorp 4 $105,420 36.36%
Asahi Refining Usa Inc 4 $77,709 36.36%
Bpr Bechtel General Partner Inc 4 $77,610 36.36%
Populus Group Llc 4 $46,265 40.00%
Reliable Controls Corporation 4 $82,061 40.00%
Rc Group Lc 4 $29,276 40.00%
Internexus Provo Llc 4 $30,758 40.00%
Phoplus Ut Llc 4 $43,701 40.00%
Proofpoint Inc 4 $82,628 40.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 12 $28,366 92.31%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 12 $24,054 100.00%
Corn Farming 11 $28,063 91.67%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 11 $26,469 100.00%
Hay Farming 11 $25,932 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $31,739 90.91%
All Other Animal Production 7 $19,600 70.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $24,054 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 6 $30,573 85.71%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $30,313 100.00%

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