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 %
Biomedical Engineers 57 $75,567 87.69%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 57 $59,307 90.48%
Computer Network Architects 51 $99,110 83.61%
Instructional Coordinators 47 $50,871 79.66%
Chief Executives 44 $141,905 77.19%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 43 $47,967 81.13%
Sales Engineers 40 $88,827 76.92%
Financial Managers 39 $95,754 76.47%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 39 $80,099 82.98%
Logisticians 38 $53,942 84.44%
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 %
Egypt 7 $78,654 35.00%
Romania 7 $69,330 35.00%
Costa Rica 7 $76,823 35.00%
Singapore 7 $72,928 36.84%
Serbia 6 $43,807 33.33%
Thailand 6 $27,622 35.29%
Italy 6 $45,850 35.29%
Macedonia 6 $41,954 37.50%
France 6 $76,385 40.00%
Malaysia 5 $67,051 35.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nitya Software Solutionsinc 2 $76,856 100.00%
Eureka Infotech Inc 2 $80,943 100.00%
Opentext Inc 2 $79,014 100.00%
Aptive Environmental Llc 2 $75,411 100.00%
Tetra Tech Industries General Partner Inc 2 $76,305 100.00%
Peek Travel Inc 2 $73,882 100.00%
Unkubed Llc 2 $79,581 100.00%
Myappshub Llc 2 $79,061 100.00%
Eitacies Inc 2 $74,214 100.00%
Bramasol Inc 2 $86,809 100.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 8,011 $67,843 93.13%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,560 $57,903 82.10%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,328 $79,037 91.59%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 821 $44,509 88.09%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 639 $76,825 89.50%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 628 $76,994 98.13%
Other Computer Related Services 578 $79,386 91.31%
Engineering Services 502 $67,582 81.49%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 495 $68,962 80.62%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 461 $77,341 92.57%

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