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 %
Farm and Home Management Advisors 1 $60,986 100.00%
Climate Change Analysts 1 $61,006 100.00%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $61,610 100.00%
Program Directors 1 $64,000 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $66,165 100.00%
Web Administrators 1 $73,091 100.00%
Pediatricians, General 1 $80,787 100.00%
Pharmacists 1 $84,698 100.00%
Product Safety Engineers 1 $85,134 100.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 1 $86,486 100.00%
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 %
Wex Inc 23 $98,767 88.46%
Wgu Corporation 23 $98,293 88.46%
Icentris Inc 22 $72,472 88.00%
Pluralsight Llc 22 $97,021 88.00%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 22 $90,534 88.00%
Micro Focus Software Inc 22 $78,401 88.00%
Suse Llc 22 $84,917 88.00%
Firtucon Inc 21 $68,184 84.00%
Larsen Toubro Limited 21 $38,733 87.50%
Westminster College 21 $46,079 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metro Tile Associates 2 $38,771 33.33%
The Cw Group 2 $58,958 33.33%
Cavalcanti And Vertamatti Foods 2 $22,745 33.33%
Logmein Usa Inc 2 $110,074 33.33%
Shoku Inc 2 $38,647 40.00%
Gregory M Brown Painting Inc 2 $25,355 40.00%
Tesla Inc 2 $122,117 40.00%
Millcreek Engineering Company 2 $94,568 40.00%
Tammy Lynn Nails Spa Llc 2 $21,081 40.00%
Silver Hawk Freight Systems Llc 2 $27,675 40.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Consumer Goods Rental 1 $86,528 50.00%
Blind And Shade Manufacturing 1 $113,922 50.00%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 1 $30,909 50.00%
Apple Orchards 1 $36,837 50.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Retailers 1 $84,843 50.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 1 $23,130 50.00%
Cheese Manufacturing 1 $70,866 50.00%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 1 $52,125 50.00%
Farm Management Services 1 $83,574 50.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $106,579 50.00%
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