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 %
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 1 $43,306 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $66,165 100.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 1 $86,486 100.00%
Nuclear Engineers 1 $60,861 100.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 1 $23,213 100.00%
Music Directors and Composers 1 $30,368 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $56,222 100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 1 $109,179 100.00%
Survey Researchers 1 $24,086 100.00%
Legal Secretaries 1 $31,200 100.00%
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 %
Mongolia 9 $32,677 39.13%
Zimbabwe 8 $50,052 34.78%
Singapore 8 $75,033 36.36%
Italy 8 $48,100 36.36%
France 7 $72,384 33.33%
Egypt 7 $78,654 35.00%
Romania 7 $69,330 36.84%
Serbia 6 $43,807 33.33%
Macedonia 6 $41,954 35.29%
Sri Lanka 6 $73,869 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Utah (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wex Inc 24 $97,776 92.31%
Xavient Digital Llc 24 $82,566 92.31%
Pluralsight Llc 24 $98,120 92.31%
Cao Group Inc 23 $54,240 88.46%
Nuskin Enterprises 23 $89,366 88.46%
Utah Tech University 23 $56,586 88.46%
Dyno Nobel Inc 23 $93,804 88.46%
Merkle Inc 23 $93,050 88.46%
Ivanti Inc 23 $87,941 92.00%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 23 $91,428 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peckham Livestock Llc 6 $19,490 100.00%
Cherry Hill Farms Inc 5 $23,412 100.00%
Jp Farm Ranch Llc 5 $31,940 100.00%
Mr Wilde Sonseric R Wilde 5 $9,000 100.00%
Circle Jb Ranch Livestock Llc 5 $22,138 100.00%
Windy Meadows Cattle Co Inctyler D Hunter 5 $9,300 100.00%
Cascade Shadows Inc 5 $23,700 100.00%
Harold Selman Incfred Laura Selman 5 $9,300 100.00%
Dansie Land Llc 5 $32,369 100.00%
Bown Livestockjohn D Bown 5 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Park Property Management Llc 2 $32,386 33.33%
Deseret Digital Media 2 $67,954 33.33%
Redbone Trucking Inc 2 $46,800 33.33%
Unkubed Llc 2 $95,909 33.33%
Alfredos Mexican Restaurant 2 $44,648 33.33%
Ahlstrom Electrical Services Inc 2 $18,918 33.33%
Wagstaff Crane Services Llc 2 $54,652 33.33%
Navigator Business Solutions 2 $41,142 33.33%
Retail Activation Services Llc Dba Consensus 2 $114,140 33.33%
Wasatch Advisors Inc 2 $99,029 33.33%

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