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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 86 $64,866 86.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 82 $46,447 83.67%
Chemical Engineers 76 $74,485 80.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 73 $122,984 79.35%
Web Developers 65 $50,393 80.25%
Biological Technicians 64 $37,180 85.33%
Information Security Analysts 63 $80,120 91.30%
Food Scientists and Technologists 63 $53,817 91.30%
Graphic Designers 60 $44,306 89.55%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 58 $63,441 89.23%
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 %
Philippines 24 $43,130 43.64%
Taiwan 17 $49,275 41.46%
United Kingdom 17 $82,436 41.46%
Peru 16 $60,455 47.06%
Australia 15 $78,204 48.39%
Ukraine 13 $58,599 41.94%
Spain 12 $58,431 40.00%
Iran 11 $56,842 36.67%
Germany 11 $62,669 37.93%
Russia 11 $66,672 40.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 2,459 $58,569 99.64%
University Of Utah 1,555 $56,338 77.40%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 1,363 $59,176 98.48%
Goldman Sachs Co 900 $57,373 92.78%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc 815 $76,603 93.46%
Overstockcom Inc 756 $86,966 91.30%
Arup Laboratories 435 $40,553 82.23%
Im Flash Technologies Llc 416 $67,766 89.08%
Capgemini America Inc 406 $73,541 99.02%
Utah State University 371 $55,655 92.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goldman Sachs Co 148 $86,605 32.53%
Swifttransportation Co Of Az Llc 100 $41,954 27.25%
Adobe Inc 70 $97,936 42.42%
Ancestrycom Operations Inc 56 $91,130 36.36%
Zions Bank Zmsc 40 $81,528 27.03%
Heercules Staffing Llc 35 $18,216 23.65%
Total Source Llc 34 $22,136 34.00%
Incontact Inc 32 $108,020 34.78%
American Express Travel Related Services 32 $98,643 37.21%
Golden Landscaping Lawn Llc 31 $26,291 36.47%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 12 $28,366 92.31%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 12 $24,054 100.00%
Corn Farming 11 $28,063 91.67%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 11 $26,469 100.00%
Hay Farming 11 $25,932 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 10 $31,739 90.91%
All Other Animal Production 7 $19,600 70.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 7 $24,054 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 6 $30,573 85.71%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $30,313 100.00%

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 $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