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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Idaho Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
9,073 49.98% $72,806 H-1B
8,212 45.24% $26,838 H-2A
770 4.24% $482,204 PERM
99 0.55% $81,965 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Idaho has seen a total of 18,154 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Idaho is the H-1B visa with 9,073 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 49.98% of Idaho's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 8,212 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 45.24% of Idaho's total visas.

Top Occupations in Idaho (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 66 $45,066 91.67%
Management Analysts 64 $60,776 90.14%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 63 $112,017 90.00%
Database Administrators 59 $58,823 93.65%
Logisticians 54 $66,026 94.74%
Business Intelligence Analysts 46 $72,585 88.46%
Engineers, All Other 45 $65,112 95.74%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 44 $76,841 95.65%
Web Developers 43 $36,299 93.48%
Sales Engineers 43 $85,037 95.56%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $40,335 100.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 6 $29,387 100.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists 6 $47,029 100.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $52,540 100.00%
Accountants and Auditors 5 $63,261 83.33%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $44,270 100.00%
Engineers, All Other 5 $96,874 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 5 $26,649 100.00%
Logisticians 5 $61,955 100.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $50,791 100.00%
Idaho Employees Over Time
Idaho has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 483 employees were hired. Idaho peaked in 2022 with 829 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 137 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Idaho From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 198 $1,002,131 46.15%
China 77 $67,948 49.68%
Mexico 21 $45,430 25.93%
Nepal 20 $6,729,100 48.78%
Canada 20 $72,779 48.78%
South Korea 17 $70,863 45.95%
Philippines 12 $72,644 35.29%
Japan 12 $84,575 42.86%
Italy 10 $73,831 40.00%
Brazil 9 $66,923 45.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Framed Eye Llc 1 $65,915 100.00%
Us Tech Solutions Inc 1 $65,936 100.00%
Elan Technologies Inc 1 $66,310 100.00%
Formac Inc 1 $66,414 100.00%
Igt 1 $66,414 100.00%
Ness Usa Inc 1 $66,414 100.00%
Sun Valley Gold Llc 1 $66,789 100.00%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 1 $66,872 100.00%
Vdrive It Solutions Inc 1 $66,893 100.00%
Idaho Material Handling Inc 1 $67,038 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Valley Custom Stone Llc 2 $31,574 100.00%
Macon Cattle Assoc Llcmarty Lynn Bennett 2 $10,500 100.00%
Double S Farms Michael Steinmann 2 $20,894 100.00%
Charles R Pecht 2 $23,806 100.00%
Bronson Sheep Cattle Ltd Co 2 $18,138 100.00%
Potandon Produce 2 $32,614 100.00%
Dustin Dusty J Wilkins 2 $33,509 100.00%
Shawver Farms 2 $21,507 100.00%
Van Burtenshaw 2 $33,509 100.00%
Dance Honey Inc 2 $33,509 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Idaho (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Crop Farming 1,379 $29,979 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 699 $30,672 100.00%
Sheep Farming 620 $26,884 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 518 $29,594 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 410 $29,547 100.00%
Potato Farming 374 $25,227 100.00%
Crop Production 301 $30,885 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 278 $25,101 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 213 $40,579 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 158 $24,954 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 865 $78,083 100.00%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 49 $81,869 26.78%
Engineering Services 43 $67,494 87.76%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing 29 $79,881 67.44%
Custom Computer Programming Services 26 $67,520 89.66%
Potato Farming 23 $37,954 88.46%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 22 $73,940 91.67%
Full Service Restaurants 20 $33,495 86.96%
Landscaping Services 16 $34,454 72.73%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying 16 $30,035 80.00%

Idaho Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Idaho to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Idaho over all years is $72,806. 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