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 %
Greece 1 $42,328 50.00%
Ethiopia 1 $57,720 50.00%
Fiji 1 $93,038 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $67,810 50.00%
Grenada 1 $60,840 50.00%
Austria 1 $35,485 50.00%
Denmark 1 $49,234 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $53,020 50.00%
Palestine 1 $43,701 50.00%
Israel 1 $118,976 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazon Web Services Inc 28 $88,224 87.50%
Deloitte Tax Llp 27 $49,243 87.10%
Workfront Inc 27 $73,002 87.10%
Snap Finance Llc 27 $93,514 87.10%
Client Network Services Inc 27 $84,267 90.00%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 27 $67,602 90.00%
Ihs Global Inc 26 $82,922 89.66%
Dixie State University 26 $49,196 92.86%
Goldman Sachs Execution Clearing Lp 26 $54,244 92.86%
Digicert Inc 26 $86,570 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ellucian Company Lp 2 $69,971 33.33%
Parallel Hr Solutions Inc 2 $83,148 33.33%
Deseret Laboratories International Inc 2 $56,212 33.33%
Globalization Group Inc 2 $41,371 33.33%
Imagine Learning Inc 2 $42,162 33.33%
Ereinsurecom Inc 2 $91,198 33.33%
Dasom Llc 2 $37,721 33.33%
Red Cliffs Lodge 2 $22,963 33.33%
Clearone Inc 2 $129,626 33.33%
Park Property Management Llc 2 $32,386 33.33%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sign Manufacturing 5 $48,897 83.33%
Facilities Support Services 5 $58,973 83.33%
Commercial Screen Printing 5 $80,666 83.33%
Medical And Diagnostic Laboratories 5 $47,977 83.33%
Books Printing 5 $59,862 83.33%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 5 $27,847 83.33%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $34,693 83.33%
Other Services Related To Advertising 5 $50,981 83.33%
Natural Gas Distribution 5 $55,640 83.33%
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing 5 $65,890 83.33%
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