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 %
Engineers, All Other 130 $62,160 90.91%
Chemists 123 $57,385 88.49%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 112 $49,793 88.89%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 109 $111,373 87.20%
Business Intelligence Analysts 105 $69,182 86.07%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 104 $47,105 86.67%
Marketing Managers 103 $94,968 85.83%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 99 $68,421 84.62%
General and Operations Managers 97 $71,803 84.35%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 90 $79,758 81.08%
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 %
Xponential Inc 4 $41,163 80.00%
Pro Mark Inc 4 $49,307 80.00%
Technoimaging Llc 4 $64,350 80.00%
Davey Bickford Usa Inc 4 $52,291 80.00%
Irecertify Llc 4 $47,606 80.00%
The Layton Companies 4 $62,499 80.00%
Collectivehealth Administrators Llc 4 $52,234 80.00%
Rr Donnelley Sons Co 4 $54,028 80.00%
Paramount Software Solutions 4 $48,095 80.00%
Contentwatch Inc 4 $71,121 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $24,196 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 14 $28,148 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 14 $28,613 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 13 $24,900 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 12 $27,146 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 12 $32,481 100.00%
Corn Farming 12 $28,584 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 12 $32,214 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $24,054 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $30,837 100.00%

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 $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