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%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $30,464 3.75%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3 $48,755 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%
Accountants and Auditors 33 $58,949 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 %
Mongolia 9 $32,677 39.13%
Zimbabwe 8 $50,052 34.78%
Singapore 8 $75,033 36.36%
Italy 8 $48,100 36.36%
France 7 $72,384 33.33%
Egypt 7 $78,654 35.00%
Romania 7 $69,330 36.84%
Serbia 6 $43,807 33.33%
Macedonia 6 $41,954 35.29%
Sri Lanka 6 $73,869 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hewlett Packard Company 8 $84,526 88.89%
Melaleuca Inc 8 $106,694 88.89%
Delcam Usa 8 $70,933 88.89%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 8 $79,443 88.89%
Sundt Construction Inc 8 $96,538 88.89%
Lex Nimble Solutions Inc 8 $84,024 88.89%
Intermountain Technology Group Llc 8 $103,347 88.89%
Mastercontrol Inc 8 $102,250 88.89%
Intellectt Inc 8 $87,914 88.89%
Okta Inc 8 $108,522 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Della Ranches Gp 1 $21,840 100.00%
Major Enterprises 1 $23,650 100.00%
B H Farms 1 $20,925 100.00%
Rafter Lazy C Ranch Cecil Garland 1 $10,500 100.00%
Double Down Ranch Llcperry Morris 1 $10,500 100.00%
Roche Ranches Incjeff Dusty C Roche 1 $9,000 100.00%
R Larson Sheep Corandy Larson Dba R Larson Shee 1 $9,000 100.00%
Lamoreaux Sheep 1 $9,000 100.00%
Three Y Livestockchournos Incsam Chournos 1 $9,000 100.00%
Sunset Dairy Inc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zao Stores Llc Dba Zao Asian Cafe 1 $38,938 50.00%
Rhrd Llc 1 $32,739 50.00%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1 $78,686 50.00%
Energy Management Corporation 1 $29,931 50.00%
Star Lash Studio Spa Inc 1 $17,618 50.00%
Qnergy 1 $118,976 50.00%
Tcb Enterprises 1 $47,798 50.00%
Tetra Pak Inc 1 $48,464 50.00%
Uhsofprovocanyonincdbaprovocanyonbehavioralhospit 1 $38,376 50.00%
Control4 Corporation 1 $119,434 50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

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 $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