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 %
Software Developers, Applications 4,829 $84,556 91.18%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,170 $61,260 94.91%
Computer Programmers 1,327 $56,637 91.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,150 $61,317 92.22%
Software Developers, Systems Software 693 $89,458 90.23%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 574 $43,751 87.37%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 489 $40,630 93.86%
Accountants and Auditors 428 $53,641 88.98%
Electrical Engineers 391 $70,474 83.55%
Mechanical Engineers 309 $71,159 85.36%
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 %
Egypt 7 $78,654 35.00%
Romania 7 $69,330 35.00%
Costa Rica 7 $76,823 35.00%
Singapore 7 $72,928 36.84%
Serbia 6 $43,807 33.33%
Thailand 6 $27,622 35.29%
Italy 6 $45,850 35.29%
Macedonia 6 $41,954 37.50%
France 6 $76,385 40.00%
Malaysia 5 $67,051 35.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ikea Us West Inc 3 $37,946 75.00%
Dixie Lodging Llc 3 $36,095 75.00%
Holy Cross Ministries 3 $37,620 75.00%
Digital Guardian Inc 3 $71,767 75.00%
Lds Business College 3 $34,112 75.00%
Decisive Environment Llc 3 $46,474 75.00%
Mccann Relationship Marketing Inc 3 $34,805 75.00%
Total Computing Solutions Llc 3 $34,577 75.00%
Middlebury Interactive Languages Llc 3 $44,041 75.00%
Wealth Generators Llc 3 $34,715 75.00%

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 $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