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%
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 %
System Soft Technologies Llc 3 $61,270 100.00%
Esystems Inc 3 $65,076 100.00%
Keane Inc 3 $57,464 100.00%
Office Of The Legislative Auditor General 3 $53,650 100.00%
Sir Walter Candy Company 3 $48,159 100.00%
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage Llc 3 $72,731 100.00%
Deseret Laboratories Inc 3 $55,848 100.00%
Yesco 3 $53,526 100.00%
Virtusa Corporation 3 $61,124 100.00%
Snowbird Corporation 3 $52,964 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $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