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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,824 $84,539 91.09%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,171 $61,276 94.88%
Computer Programmers 1,327 $56,637 91.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,150 $61,317 92.22%
Software Developers, Systems Software 682 $89,914 88.80%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 643 $44,921 87.36%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 595 $41,331 92.82%
Accountants and Auditors 526 $55,448 91.80%
Electrical Engineers 415 $72,322 81.69%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 349 $121,933 89.72%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1,491 $28,774 470.35%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 438 $29,630 171.09%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 254 $29,419 123.30%
Nursery Workers 33 $30,120 20.00%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 8 $31,439 6.61%
Construction Laborers 6 $33,127 6.74%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3 $48,755 3.75%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $30,464 3.80%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 3 $35,069 4.17%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 361 $95,554 74.43%
Helpers--Production Workers 82 $25,077 28.57%
Computer Systems Analysts 67 $78,043 28.15%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67 $1,387,878 52.76%
Software Developers, Systems Software 66 $99,535 78.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $73,633 78.31%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 63 $25,053 87.50%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 61 $42,523 98.39%
Materials Engineers 34 $68,542 64.15%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 33 $130,813 75.00%
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 %
Ukraine 13 $58,599 44.83%
Germany 11 $62,669 37.93%
South Africa 11 $81,695 37.93%
Hong Kong 11 $53,301 39.29%
Poland 11 $71,007 39.29%
Pakistan 11 $60,613 42.31%
Costa Rica 11 $58,357 42.31%
Japan 9 $49,203 36.00%
Bangladesh 9 $47,672 37.50%
Thailand 9 $26,910 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Badger Maps Inc 10 $45,610 83.33%
Unicity International Inc 10 $60,137 83.33%
Brex Inc 10 $66,413 83.33%
Billcom 10 $76,417 83.33%
Young Living Essential Oils Lc 10 $83,662 83.33%
Architectural Nexus 10 $55,848 83.33%
Anitsys Inc 10 $50,945 83.33%
Birlasoft Inc 10 $61,601 83.33%
Infosys Bpo Ltd 10 $50,411 83.33%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 10 $70,726 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deep Creek Land And Cattle Utah Llc 2 $23,841 100.00%
Mkm Livestock 2 $20,738 100.00%
Anderson Brothers Limited Partnershipcorey Anderson 2 $9,000 100.00%
Stephensen Ranch 2 $22,815 100.00%
Mcmullin Orchards Inc 2 $20,738 100.00%
Smith Farm Livestock Llcsteven G Kay Smith 2 $10,500 100.00%
The Utah Greenhouse Company 2 $33,197 100.00%
Eph Jensen Livestock Llc 2 $24,299 100.00%
Southshore Farms 2 $20,738 100.00%
Stephensen Sheep Cokory A Stephensen 2 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Uprising Pbc 1 $108,846 33.33%
Target Interact Us Llc 1 $61,547 33.33%
Mandarin Garden Weng Llc 1 $46,010 33.33%
Kyung Han 1 $24,773 33.33%
Cupbop Sk Inc 1 $52,686 33.33%
Oik Llc 1 $36,837 33.33%
Master Dental Lab Llc 1 $19,323 33.33%
Dfs Corporate Services Llc 1 $101,400 33.33%
Transfuels 1 $146,120 33.33%
Rock Canyon Oil 1 $56,680 33.33%

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