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
32,708 82.59% $71,800 H-1B
3,081 7.78% $24,994 H-2A
2,923 7.38% $99,552 PERM
890 2.25% $83,927 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Utah has seen a total of 39,602 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Utah is the H-1B visa with 32,708 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.59% of Utah's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 3,081 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 7.78% of Utah's total visas.

Top Occupations in Utah (All Years)

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 3,108 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 425 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Utah From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 744 $94,170 47.72%
Brazil 174 $36,824 40.09%
China 146 $64,892 38.32%
Mexico 138 $46,667 36.60%
Vietnam 81 $1,144,132 22.88%
South Korea 64 $46,280 36.99%
Canada 62 $90,225 40.79%
Venezuela 56 $29,946 39.16%
Philippines 52 $41,688 38.52%
Colombia 51 $36,230 44.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hospira Inc 7 $72,529 87.50%
Trc Environmental Corporation 7 $63,060 87.50%
Wsp Usa Inc 7 $72,117 87.50%
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Llc 7 $58,888 87.50%
Kilowatt Engineering Inc 7 $72,265 87.50%
Dell Marketing Lp 7 $74,253 87.50%
Newvistas Llc 7 $61,283 87.50%
Actavis Laboratories Ut Inc 7 $75,290 87.50%
Us Tech Solutions Inc 7 $64,067 87.50%
Digi International Inc 7 $71,121 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kenny Andrews Dba K Bar A Welding Construction 1 $10,500 100.00%
Tri City Nursery Llc 1 $20,966 100.00%
Carlisle Livestock Llc 1 $22,880 100.00%
Taft Farms Incandy And Toni Taft 1 $9,000 100.00%
Taft Farms Incandy And Joni Taft 1 $9,000 100.00%
Sorenson Enterprises Llc Dba Bench Creek Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Jensen Livestock 1 $14,476 100.00%
Madsen Elk Adventures Llc 1 $20,966 100.00%
C Robert Mulford 1 $22,651 100.00%
Morrell Ranchmack C Marie Morrell 1 $10,500 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Nielsen Company Us Llc 1 $118,456 50.00%
Implementing Ideas 1 $59,405 50.00%
Tsa Architects 1 $37,898 50.00%
Betterbody Foods Nutrition Llc 1 $62,275 50.00%
Alsco Inc 1 $83,928 50.00%
Csa Heating And Air Llc 1 $40,227 50.00%
Holland Hart Llp 1 $42,078 50.00%
Multicultural Counseling Center Llc 1 $89,253 50.00%
Genesis Block Financial Inc 1 $61,318 50.00%
Google Llc 1 $88,504 50.00%

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 $71,800. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage