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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers 34 $77,957 87.18%
Public Relations Specialists 32 $43,823 84.21%
Microbiologists 31 $45,340 81.58%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $45,257 83.78%
Coaches and Scouts 29 $41,742 80.56%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 28 $68,660 80.00%
Financial Examiners 28 $64,594 82.35%
Training and Development Specialists 28 $50,904 90.32%
Technical Writers 28 $54,133 90.32%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $48,773 87.10%
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 3,108 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 %
Mastercard International Incorporated 6 $92,186 100.00%
Vbridgeit Inc 6 $94,016 100.00%
Plaid Inc 6 $101,518 100.00%
Patientpop Inc 6 $106,981 100.00%
Feature Stack It Inc 6 $86,247 100.00%
Sportsmans Warehouse Inc 6 $106,097 100.00%
Varo Money Inc 6 $119,281 100.00%
Pdqcom Corporation 6 $121,985 100.00%
Focus It Inc 5 $71,975 83.33%
Summitworks Technologies Inc 5 $66,497 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simons Property Maintenanceinc 1 $40,830 50.00%
Praynow Foundation 1 $24,523 50.00%
Xtreme Transport Llc 1 $46,904 50.00%
Duchesne County School District 1 $40,680 50.00%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 1 $82,680 50.00%
Simplenexus 1 $58,906 50.00%
Evergreen Enterprises Llc 1 $50,710 50.00%
Grasshopper Trading Co 1 $35,818 50.00%
Freedom Software Llc 1 $24,190 50.00%
Avion Labs Inc 1 $52,624 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