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 %
Talent It Services Inc 5 $84,344 83.33%
Medici Ventures Inc 5 $93,384 83.33%
Intellectt Inc 5 $89,802 83.33%
Sagarsoft Inc 5 $92,527 83.33%
Atlassian Inc 5 $102,036 83.33%
Slalom Llc 5 $129,605 83.33%
Fitbit Inc 5 $100,244 83.33%
Stampin Up Inc 5 $100,788 83.33%
Ubics Inc 5 $56,193 83.33%
Home Care Management Llc 5 $59,205 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sharp Water Solutions 1 $53,976 100.00%
Whitecap Holdings Llc 1 $27,872 100.00%
Pa Capital Llc 1 $94,973 100.00%
Mavenlink Inc 1 $70,554 100.00%
Megans Management Inc Dba Country Gardens Nursery 1 $21,986 100.00%
Sir Walter Candy Co 1 $21,861 100.00%
Workday Inc 1 $91,499 100.00%
Weave Communications Inc 1 $117,915 100.00%
Noreen Rana 1 $18,158 100.00%

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