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 %
Mechanical Engineers	331	$72,060	87.80%
Operations Research Analysts	314	$63,983	83.51%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	303	$48,962	83.93%
Management Analysts	253	$63,353	89.72%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	244	$67,234	89.71%
Database Administrators	239	$76,997	90.53%
Financial Analysts	231	$63,711	87.83%
Civil Engineers	222	$67,030	87.06%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	208	$75,285	82.21%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	196	$84,287	78.40%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers	33	$130,813	80.49%
Statisticians	32	$49,824	88.89%
Construction Laborers	31	$24,243	88.57%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	27	$18,331	79.41%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	26	$52,585	86.67%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	26	$75,642	86.67%
Sales Managers	25	$91,786	83.33%
Industrial Engineers	25	$76,916	92.59%
Mechanical Engineers	25	$74,820	100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks	23	$44,296	100.00%

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 %
India	744	$94,170	47.72%
Brazil	174	$36,824	40.09%
China	146	$64,892	38.32%
Mexico	138	$46,667	36.60%
Vietnam	81	$1,144,132	22.88%
South Korea	64	$46,280	36.99%
Canada	62	$90,225	40.79%
Venezuela	56	$29,946	39.16%
Philippines	52	$41,688	38.52%
Colombia	51	$36,230	44.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pure Storage Inc	19	$69,226	90.48%
Couldberg Tec Limited Company	19	$70,105	90.48%
Galileo Financial Technologies	19	$107,421	90.48%
Domo Inc	19	$87,659	90.48%
Fl Smidth Inc	19	$90,997	95.00%
Weber School District	18	$47,078	90.00%
Flsmidth	18	$76,534	90.00%
Chg Healthcare Services Inc	18	$86,987	90.00%
Propay Inc	18	$105,703	90.00%
Blue Coat Systems Inc	18	$73,429	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kearl Ranch	5	$15,028	100.00%
Russell Stansfield Dba Stansfield Livestock	4	$23,328	100.00%
Native Harvest Seed Inc	4	$33,348	100.00%
Paradise Valley Farms Llc	4	$33,743	100.00%
Upper Creek Ranch	4	$14,791	100.00%
Rocking Hr Ranches Llc	4	$27,217	100.00%
Gibsons Green Acres Llc	4	$31,720	100.00%
Jns Livestock	4	$14,032	100.00%
Avintaquin Livestock Corpmichael Vanderhoof	4	$9,000	100.00%
Spencer Ross	4	$21,730	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intermountain Technology Group Llc Dba Zaact	2	$113,527	40.00%
Western Electricity Coordinating Council	2	$71,833	40.00%
M A Mortenson Company	2	$87,787	40.00%
Nvidia Corporation	2	$88,088	40.00%
Millcreek Engineering Company	2	$94,568	40.00%
Shoku Inc	2	$38,647	40.00%
Logmein Usa Inc	2	$110,074	40.00%
Deloitte Tax Llp	2	$48,786	40.00%
Grumpy Inc Dba Las Islitas Seafood Restaurant	2	$45,718	40.00%
Younique Llc	2	$134,337	50.00%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	160	$82,726	91.95%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	158	$83,374	94.05%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	154	$83,754	92.77%
Consumer Lending	120	$96,329	86.96%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	119	$61,912	90.84%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	117	$93,036	92.13%
Copper Nickel Lead And Zinc Mining	117	$91,110	92.13%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	113	$84,291	89.68%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	113	$80,795	93.39%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	109	$86,553	90.83%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	14	$24,196	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	14	$28,148	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming	14	$28,613	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	13	$24,900	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	12	$27,146	100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production	12	$32,481	100.00%
Corn Farming	12	$28,584	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	12	$32,214	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	7	$24,054	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	7	$30,837	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	38	$85,117	90.48%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	38	$83,880	92.68%
Residential Building Construction	33	$43,364	82.50%
Management Consulting Services	32	$92,612	82.05%
Limited Service Restaurants	29	$28,047	76.32%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	29	$36,039	76.32%
Security Systems Services Except Locksmiths	29	$101,789	76.32%
General Freight Trucking	27	$32,532	81.82%
Security Systems Services	27	$88,273	84.38%
Support Activities For Mining	27	$90,918	90.00%

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.