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 %
Software Developers, Applications 827 $73,956 94.19%
Electrical Engineers 790 $85,623 90.29%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 659 $83,152 84.38%
Computer Systems Analysts 597 $67,700 89.77%
Materials Engineers 505 $79,218 88.60%
Computer Programmers 505 $55,929 92.15%
Industrial Engineers 381 $81,598 93.61%
Computer Occupations, All Other 224 $67,957 91.80%
Mechanical Engineers 158 $73,837 90.80%
Chemical Engineers 157 $87,326 94.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 134 $87,092 50.76%
Materials Engineers 74 $73,431 123.33%
Electrical Engineers 52 $75,949 167.74%
Software Developers, Applications 48 $6,656,416 300.00%
Industrial Engineers 44 $82,691 275.00%
Computer Systems Analysts 28 $76,991 254.55%
Software Developers, Systems Software 23 $93,687 209.09%
Chemical Engineers 17 $80,729 170.00%
Mechanical Engineers 11 $70,096 122.22%
Chefs and Head Cooks 10 $36,764 111.11%
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 %
Zimbabwe 2 $49,056 40.00%
Turkey 2 $37,385 40.00%
Australia 2 $74,194 40.00%
Greece 2 $67,070 50.00%
Bulgaria 2 $41,164 50.00%
Tanzania 1 $69,784 25.00%
Denmark 1 $63,898 33.33%
Kenya 1 $187,199 33.33%
Spain 1 $35,240 33.33%
Sudan 1 $69,638 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Idaho (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Erp Global Inc 2 $75,566 100.00%
Montana Health Cooperative Dba Mountain Health Co Op 2 $76,877 100.00%
Good 2 Go Stores Llc 2 $77,407 100.00%
Kindred Rehab Services Llc 2 $78,915 100.00%
Mastech Digital Alliances Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 2 $77,771 100.00%
Strategic Staffing It Inc 2 $78,801 100.00%
Eficens Systems Llc 2 $78,042 100.00%
Nanometrics Inc 2 $85,707 100.00%
Paylocity Corporation 2 $97,604 100.00%
Servicenow Inc 2 $78,780 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Triple Ace Inc 6 $23,189 100.00%
Peter Janss Walking J 6 $20,778 100.00%
Summerco 6 $21,459 100.00%
Turpin Farms Inc 6 $30,375 100.00%
Greg Price Farms Llc 6 $30,375 100.00%
Triple B Farms Llc 6 $31,460 100.00%
Meadowlark Ranch Llc 6 $30,375 100.00%
Xs Farms Inc 6 $30,375 100.00%
Ryan Whittig 5 $25,738 100.00%
Nelson Angus Ranch 5 $21,474 100.00%
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