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 %
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1 $86,570 100.00%
Search Marketing Strategists 1 $89,045 100.00%
Physical Scientists, All Other 1 $96,595 100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 1 $109,179 100.00%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 1 $119,517 100.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 1 $146,058 100.00%
Orthodontists 1 $204,672 100.00%
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 %
Alsco Inc 3 $67,843 75.00%
Synergy Global Technologies Inc 3 $88,705 75.00%
Alder Holdings Llc 3 $73,285 75.00%
Pmg Global Corporation 3 $74,804 75.00%
Turning Point Company Llc 3 $69,056 75.00%
Ripple Llc 3 $74,111 75.00%
Ancestrycom Dna Llc 3 $82,098 75.00%
Packsize Llc 3 $76,932 75.00%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 3 $77,674 75.00%
Solutionreach 3 $76,815 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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