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
32,708 82.59% $71,800 H-1B
3,081 7.78% $24,994 H-2A
2,923 7.38% $99,552 PERM
890 2.25% $83,927 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Utah has seen a total of 39,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Utah is the H-1B visa with 32,708 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.59% of Utah's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,081 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 7.78% of Utah's total visas.

Top Occupations in Utah (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 1 $43,306 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $66,165 100.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 1 $86,486 100.00%
Nuclear Engineers 1 $60,861 100.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 1 $23,213 100.00%
Music Directors and Composers 1 $30,368 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $56,222 100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 1 $109,179 100.00%
Survey Researchers 1 $24,086 100.00%
Legal Secretaries 1 $31,200 100.00%
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 3,108 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 425 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Utah From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 744 $94,170 47.72%
Brazil 174 $36,824 40.09%
China 146 $64,892 38.32%
Mexico 138 $46,667 36.60%
Vietnam 81 $1,144,132 22.88%
South Korea 64 $46,280 36.99%
Canada 62 $90,225 40.79%
Venezuela 56 $29,946 39.16%
Philippines 52 $41,688 38.52%
Colombia 51 $36,230 44.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reliable Controls Corporation 25 $96,549 92.59%
Beyond Inc 25 $98,416 92.59%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 25 $76,642 92.59%
Fatpipe Technologies 25 $60,112 92.59%
Optum Services Inc 25 $100,692 96.15%
Ultradent Products Inc 24 $84,386 92.31%
Fatpipe Inc 24 $61,363 92.31%
Webbank 24 $76,412 92.31%
Prestige Financial Services Inc 24 $79,740 92.31%
Varian Medical Systems Inc 24 $81,499 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gleave Livestockstanton J Gleave 6 $9,000 100.00%
Nps Holdings Llc 6 $22,622 100.00%
Rocking R Ranch Lodge Guest Operations Inc 6 $20,484 100.00%
Elberta Valley Ag 6 $22,239 100.00%
Ace Land Livestock Llc 6 $22,781 100.00%
Slide Ridge Llc 6 $27,623 100.00%
Mack C Morrell 6 $16,742 100.00%
Red Pine Ranchesmike Osguthorpe 6 $13,773 100.00%
Robert S Clark Sheep Cattle Llc 6 $22,104 100.00%
Mickel Brothers Llc 6 $22,781 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Purepredictive 2 $105,040 33.33%
Davey Bickford Usa Inc 2 $100,246 33.33%
Vineyard Garden Center 2 $86,382 33.33%
Tona Inc 2 $47,757 33.33%
Access Development Corporation Vg Llc 2 $69,961 33.33%
Hzo Inc 2 $68,401 33.33%
Recursion Pharmaceuticals 2 $68,214 33.33%
Red Cliffs Lodge 2 $22,963 33.33%
Five Point Construction Inc 2 $40,956 33.33%
Clearone Inc 2 $129,626 33.33%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

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 $71,800. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage