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 %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $74,340 84.09%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $47,102 87.80%
Computer Network Support Specialists 36 $55,513 87.80%
Materials Scientists 35 $56,789 89.74%
Accountants 35 $53,407 89.74%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $50,195 86.84%
Construction Managers 33 $75,595 89.19%
Industrial Production Managers 32 $86,672 86.49%
Public Relations Specialists 31 $42,541 83.78%
Microbiologists 31 $45,340 86.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $35,655 75.00%
Operations Research Analysts 6 $43,351 75.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 6 $85,107 75.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 6 $26,090 75.00%
Chemical Engineers 5 $90,692 71.43%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 5 $50,286 71.43%
Computer Network Architects 5 $100,901 71.43%
Office Clerks, General 5 $27,223 71.43%
Biological Scientists, All Other 5 $44,932 71.43%
Sales Engineers 5 $90,628 71.43%
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 %
Motor Vehicle Seating And Interior Trim Manufacturing 1 $61,173 100.00%
Investigation Guard And Armored Car Services 1 $75,234 100.00%
Grain And Oilseed Milling 1 $92,269 100.00%
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins 1 $190,133 100.00%
General Warehousing And Storage 1 $46,384 100.00%
Media Buying Agencies 1 $35,173 100.00%
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation 1 $74,984 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $64,958 100.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers 1 $86,778 100.00%
Breweries 1 $124,675 100.00%
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