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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Austria 1 $35,485 50.00%
Laos 1 $19,843 50.00%
Samoa 1 $23,982 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $62,837 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $47,299 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $67,810 50.00%
Hungary 1 $125,362 50.00%
Kiribati 1 $72,093 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $53,020 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $52,707 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 345 $62,325 98.29%
Adobe Inc 272 $104,578 97.49%
Connvertex Technologies Inc 231 $76,555 83.70%
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 221 $88,931 93.25%
Doterra International Llc 219 $87,662 92.80%
Ntt Data Inc 209 $78,343 88.94%
Ancestrycom Operations Inc 208 $91,785 94.12%
Intermountain Healthcare 204 $70,908 93.58%
Ernst Young Us Llp 199 $65,556 97.07%
Brigham Young University 195 $60,346 96.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dennis Richins Livestock 21 $19,825 100.00%
John L Hanna 21 $17,261 100.00%
Argyles Ranch Inc 20 $19,716 100.00%
Dan E Vacher 19 $16,843 100.00%
Moon Land And Livestock Partnership 19 $19,607 100.00%
Warren Bailey 19 $15,691 100.00%
Sandy Webster 19 $16,172 100.00%
Mickel Brothers Sheep Llc 18 $18,690 100.00%
Roche Ranches Inc 18 $20,212 100.00%
Brb Livestock Inc 18 $19,880 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lucid Software 31 $73,189 36.47%
Golden Landscaping Lawn Llc 31 $26,291 36.90%
Senior Health Support Services Llc 28 $25,241 34.57%
Cotiviti Inc 27 $78,009 36.00%
Ebay Inc 25 $79,717 43.10%
Brigham Young University 22 $52,880 37.93%
Brightview Landscape Services Inc 22 $24,814 40.00%
Select Portfolio Servicing Inc 20 $65,006 37.04%
Kennecott Utah Copper Llc 20 $85,227 37.74%
Xactware 20 $79,242 38.46%

Top Industries in Utah (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 8,467 $68,987 93.04%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,892 $58,688 83.15%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,483 $81,502 92.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 932 $45,870 88.01%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 698 $78,436 89.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 648 $77,147 94.88%
Other Computer Related Services 625 $81,121 94.41%
Medical Laboratories 568 $43,807 85.93%
Engineering Services 540 $68,686 87.10%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 504 $80,751 81.69%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 1,221 $29,752 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 210 $28,110 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 209 $46,072 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 131 $22,008 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 74 $31,239 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 54 $30,607 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 42 $30,727 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 40 $30,950 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 36 $31,907 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 30 $28,010 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Employment Services 576 $21,826 97.46%
Custom Computer Programming Services 403 $85,924 69.97%
Computer Systems Design Services 217 $86,374 53.85%
Landscaping Services 212 $29,297 97.70%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 174 $67,260 82.08%
Engineering Services 134 $80,017 77.01%
Medical Laboratories 117 $812,133 77.48%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 115 $42,800 85.82%
Poultry Processing 85 $18,242 72.65%
Full Service Restaurants 78 $32,051 67.83%

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