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%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $30,464 3.75%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3 $48,755 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%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 67 $1,387,878 28.15%
Computer Systems Analysts 67 $78,043 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 %
Ecuador 6 $54,921 40.00%
El Salvador 6 $36,542 42.86%
Cambodia 5 $27,361 35.71%
Ireland 5 $98,150 38.46%
Ghana 5 $54,807 41.67%
Malaysia 5 $67,051 50.00%
Portugal 5 $43,031 50.00%
Guatemala 5 $33,701 50.00%
Nigeria 5 $73,220 50.00%
Turkey 5 $65,209 55.56%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 2,521 $59,205 99.41%
University Of Utah 1,763 $57,070 78.92%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 1,638 $60,607 98.67%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc 933 $78,979 96.19%
Goldman Sachs Co 900 $57,373 95.04%
Overstockcom Inc 750 $86,762 86.01%
Arup Laboratories 529 $41,368 92.48%
Capgemini America Inc 420 $73,803 79.40%
Im Flash Technologies Llc 416 $67,766 93.06%
Utah State University 414 $55,920 97.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Range Association 145 $19,770 100.00%
Olsons Greenhouse Gardens Inc 33 $29,533 100.00%
Thousand Peaks Ranches Inc 30 $21,096 100.00%
Cherry Hills Farms Inc 29 $28,654 100.00%
East Farms Lc 29 $27,240 100.00%
Harward Farms Sweet Corn Inc 25 $28,489 100.00%
Harold Selman Inc 23 $18,637 100.00%
Allred Orchards Inc 22 $27,066 100.00%
Jensen Livestock Llc 21 $19,246 100.00%
Kunzler Sheep Cattle Co 21 $18,351 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goldman Sachs Co 148 $86,605 30.39%
Swifttransportation Co Of Az Llc 100 $41,954 26.32%
Adobe Inc 75 $98,362 43.86%
Ancestrycom Operations Inc 58 $91,361 37.66%
Vivint Inc 54 $96,137 36.49%
Zions Bank Zmsc 40 $81,528 27.03%
Total Source Llc 36 $22,329 31.30%
Heercules Staffing Llc 35 $18,216 35.00%
Incontact Inc 33 $107,839 35.11%
American Express Travel Related Services 32 $98,643 35.56%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Support Services 2 $51,408 66.67%
Grantmaking And Giving Services 2 $82,930 66.67%
General Freight Trucking 2 $42,006 66.67%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $63,575 66.67%
Other Residential Care Facilities 2 $33,029 66.67%
General Warehousing And Storage 2 $50,523 66.67%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $69,517 66.67%
Spectator Sports 2 $96,013 66.67%
Animal Food Manufacturing 2 $63,606 66.67%
Advertising Material Distribution Services 2 $88,640 66.67%
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