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 %
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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 326 $61,450 98.19%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 227 $76,124 82.55%
Doterra International Llc 217 $87,141 92.34%
Ntt Data Inc 209 $78,343 89.32%
Intermountain Healthcare 204 $70,908 93.58%
Adobe Inc 191 $100,898 89.25%
Ancestrycom Operations Inc 185 $89,124 95.36%
Fatpipe Technologies Inc 178 $65,533 94.68%
Brigham Young University 175 $58,742 95.11%
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 175 $87,779 96.15%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vivint Inc 29 $98,959 36.71%
Ebay Inc 23 $77,754 29.49%
Brightview Landscape Services Inc 22 $24,814 31.43%
Lucid Software 22 $75,382 37.93%
Brigham Young University 21 $53,095 37.50%
Cotiviti Inc 21 $70,974 38.18%
Select Portfolio Servicing Inc 20 $65,006 41.67%
Xactware 19 $78,044 47.50%
Kennecott Utah Copper Llc 18 $85,421 46.15%
Fatpipe Technologies Inc 18 $103,367 46.15%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wheat Farming 2 $20,302 100.00%
Apple Orchards 2 $24,773 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 2 $19,330 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $23,650 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $20,386 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 1 $29,661 50.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1 $34,320 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 1 $22,235 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 1 $32,406 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $27,310 100.00%

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