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 %
Cadence Design Systems Inc 9 $80,378 90.00%
Twilio Inc 9 $90,859 90.00%
Google Llc 9 $89,153 90.00%
Edwards Lifesciences Llc 9 $84,492 90.00%
Squillion Systems Llc 8 $67,451 80.00%
Utah Health Information Network Inc 8 $74,055 80.00%
Infrrd Inc 8 $90,655 80.00%
Persistent Systems Inc 8 $54,969 80.00%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 8 $58,354 80.00%
Dual Immersion Academy 8 $39,131 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Photage Llc 1 $86,424 50.00%
Fluke Electronics Corporation 1 $98,051 50.00%
Cirrus Logic Inc 1 $91,728 50.00%
Spryos Inc 1 $79,061 50.00%
Cavorite Aviation Llc Dba Randon Aviation 1 $56,870 50.00%
Grt International Inc 1 $50,149 50.00%
Mav Media Llc 1 $56,534 50.00%
Response Marketing Group Llc 1 $65,520 50.00%
Whistle Construction Llc 1 $35,339 50.00%
Taj India Inc 1 $31,762 50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Consumer Goods Rental 1 $86,528 50.00%
Blind And Shade Manufacturing 1 $113,922 50.00%
Household And Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 1 $30,909 50.00%
Apple Orchards 1 $36,837 50.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Retailers 1 $84,843 50.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 1 $23,130 50.00%
Cheese Manufacturing 1 $70,866 50.00%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 1 $52,125 50.00%
Farm Management Services 1 $83,574 50.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $106,579 50.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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