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 %
United States Of America 4 $43,846 50.00%
New Zealand 4 $87,152 50.00%
Belarus 3 $96,276 37.50%
Indonesia 3 $92,837 37.50%
Netherlands 3 $27,491 37.50%
Honduras 3 $31,276 42.86%
Armenia 2 $67,330 28.57%
Switzerland 2 $102,380 33.33%
Mauritius 2 $58,303 33.33%
Sweden 2 $94,588 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infrrd Inc 9 $94,409 81.82%
Persistent Systems Inc 9 $55,973 81.82%
Dual Immersion Academy 9 $39,785 81.82%
Chinatown Supermarket Llc 9 $49,310 81.82%
Teamitserve Inc 9 $68,894 81.82%
Patent Law Works Llp 9 $59,278 81.82%
Oocl Usa Inc 9 $48,501 81.82%
Monavie Llc 9 $55,249 81.82%
Ssc Technologies Inc 9 $63,590 90.00%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 9 $66,720 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lazy Sk Llc 2 $22,173 100.00%
Rocking R Ranch Creston Black 2 $10,500 100.00%
Copper Mountain Trees Llc 2 $33,197 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 2 $31,616 100.00%
Whitbeck Investment Inc 2 $31,034 100.00%
Mark Duncan 2 $16,149 100.00%
Annabella Land Cattle Co Llcrandy Lawyer 2 $10,500 100.00%
Alewelt Concrete Inc 2 $32,718 100.00%
Meacham Farms 2 $21,362 100.00%
Red Pine Land Livestock 2 $11,738 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cup Bop Draper Llc 1 $55,536 33.33%
Williams Wpc 1 Llc 1 $77,667 33.33%
Munkee Apps Inc 1 $86,424 33.33%
Think Architecture Inc 1 $55,474 33.33%
Greenline Pest Solutions Llc 1 $35,214 33.33%
Discgenics 1 $122,616 33.33%
Red Touch Media Inc 1 $81,806 33.33%
Zaapp Inc 1 $30,867 33.33%
Mitsubishi Electric Us Inc 1 $92,206 33.33%
Far West Roofing Inc 1 $38,002 33.33%

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