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 %
Real Estate Sales Agents 1 $49,587 100.00%
Clergy 1 $50,856 100.00%
Fundraisers 1 $52,749 100.00%
Reporters and Correspondents 1 $53,269 100.00%
Counseling Psychologists 1 $53,330 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $56,222 100.00%
Online Merchants 1 $57,054 100.00%
Sustainability Specialists 1 $57,533 100.00%
Foresters 1 $57,782 100.00%
Nuclear Engineers 1 $60,861 100.00%
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 3,143 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 %
Oracle America Inc 164 $93,955 92.66%
Ernst Young Us Llp 157 $61,838 89.71%
Slashsupport Inc 149 $69,064 92.55%
Kforce Inc 149 $88,638 94.30%
Davis School District 148 $43,618 94.87%
Lucid Software Inc 141 $86,664 90.38%
Incontact Inc 140 $100,472 93.33%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 137 $74,500 92.57%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 136 $72,901 96.45%
Zions Bancorporation Na 135 $101,990 97.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B D Dental Corp 17 $51,575 48.57%
Galileo Financial Technologies Llc 15 $110,785 42.86%
Altius Technologies Inc 15 $87,230 44.12%
Salesforcecom 14 $92,359 42.42%
Tomax Corporation 14 $76,086 43.75%
Workforce Management 13 $19,959 40.63%
Microsoft Corporation 12 $66,683 37.50%
Flsmidth Usa Inc 12 $82,947 37.50%
Natures Sunshine Products Inc 12 $83,189 38.71%
Navajo Express Inc 12 $33,937 41.38%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Motor Vehicle Seating And Interior Trim Manufacturing 1 $61,173 100.00%
Investigation Guard And Armored Car Services 1 $75,234 100.00%
Grain And Oilseed Milling 1 $92,269 100.00%
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins 1 $190,133 100.00%
General Warehousing And Storage 1 $46,384 100.00%
Media Buying Agencies 1 $35,173 100.00%
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation 1 $74,984 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $64,958 100.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers 1 $86,778 100.00%
Breweries 1 $124,675 100.00%
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 $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