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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1,194 $22,969 376.66%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 322 $27,872 185.06%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 254 $29,419 156.79%
Nursery Workers 33 $30,120 26.19%
Construction Laborers 6 $33,127 7.50%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 6 $30,389 7.89%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 2 $33,197 3.23%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1 $37,440 1.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 360 $95,471 74.23%
Computer Systems Analysts 67 $78,043 27.35%
Software Developers, Systems Software 66 $99,535 31.73%
Helpers--Production Workers 66 $25,544 56.90%
Computer Occupations, All Other 65 $73,633 78.31%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 63 $25,053 77.78%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 59 $42,478 81.94%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 35 $2,621,391 57.38%
Materials Engineers 34 $68,542 64.15%
Statisticians 30 $49,806 68.18%
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 %
Portugal 3 $86,008 42.86%
Belarus 3 $96,276 42.86%
Honduras 3 $31,276 42.86%
Armenia 2 $67,330 28.57%
Mauritius 2 $58,303 28.57%
New Zealand 2 $114,931 33.33%
Uruguay 2 $77,737 33.33%
Kenya 2 $48,849 33.33%
Dominican Republic 2 $34,996 40.00%
Switzerland 2 $102,380 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evergreen Consulting Group Llc 3 $74,492 100.00%
Construction Assistants Inc 3 $54,330 100.00%
J U B Engineers Inc 3 $62,587 100.00%
Grip6 Llc 3 $66,886 100.00%
Cosmos Engineering Services Llc 3 $58,642 100.00%
Cd Pharmacy Llc 3 $88,532 100.00%
Micro Focus Llc 3 $55,938 100.00%
Flowserve Us Inc 3 $68,162 100.00%
Aribex Inc 3 $55,709 100.00%
Wilson Company Inc Engineers Architects 3 $89,093 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 2 $40,446 100.00%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 2 $91,499 100.00%
Media Representatives 2 $66,997 100.00%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 2 $86,341 100.00%
Mixed Mode Transit Systems 2 $112,299 100.00%
Other Residential Care Facilities 2 $33,029 100.00%
Lessors Of Real Estate 2 $43,722 100.00%
Animal Food Manufacturing 2 $63,606 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 2 $42,006 100.00%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers 2 $59,446 100.00%
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 $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