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 %
Biochemists and Biophysicists	189	$44,857	78.42%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	186	$70,526	84.16%
Statisticians	178	$67,545	83.96%
Industrial Engineers	177	$74,423	89.39%
Materials Engineers	167	$76,180	86.98%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	159	$72,550	93.53%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	144	$48,608	84.71%
Information Technology Project Managers	135	$75,256	91.22%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	132	$47,886	89.19%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	131	$71,116	90.97%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	21	$22,980	91.30%
Marketing Managers	21	$106,014	95.45%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$83,078	90.91%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	20	$40,742	90.91%
Food Preparation Workers	20	$21,679	90.91%
Electrical Engineers	20	$84,325	95.24%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	19	$101,931	95.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18	$74,595	94.74%
Civil Engineers	16	$77,116	84.21%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$65,511	88.89%

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 Related Device Manufacturing	496	$69,028	92.36%
Commercial Banking	405	$90,633	84.20%
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation	279	$71,898	99.64%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	255	$63,406	95.15%
Marketing Consulting Services	223	$79,244	87.45%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	200	$83,709	91.32%
Management Consulting Services	194	$72,162	93.27%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	168	$95,170	90.32%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	162	$97,329	92.05%
Credit Card Issuing	162	$91,367	92.05%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production	28	$32,152	100.00%
Other Animal Production	27	$29,141	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	26	$29,863	100.00%
Crop Production	21	$30,538	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	21	$18,384	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	18	$25,553	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	18	$30,607	100.00%
Hay Farming	15	$26,023	100.00%
Apiculture	15	$29,571	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	15	$27,448	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	62	$86,636	57.94%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	55	$67,491	52.38%
Marketing Consulting Services	48	$89,430	56.47%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	45	$96,468	57.69%
Janitorial Services	42	$30,993	67.74%
Home Health Care Services	42	$24,427	68.85%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	41	$89,322	74.55%
Credit Card Issuing	40	$96,536	83.33%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	39	$81,597	86.67%
Consumer Lending	38	$98,696	90.48%

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.