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 %
Engineers, All Other 130 $62,160 90.91%
Chemists 123 $57,385 88.49%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 112 $49,793 88.89%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 109 $111,373 87.20%
Business Intelligence Analysts 105 $69,182 86.07%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 104 $47,105 86.67%
Marketing Managers 103 $94,968 85.83%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 99 $68,421 84.62%
General and Operations Managers 97 $71,803 84.35%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 90 $79,758 81.08%
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 %
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 %
Infosys Bpo Limited 11 $50,733 84.62%
Jive Communications Inc 11 $67,602 91.67%
Divvy Pay Inc 11 $80,870 91.67%
Doterra Manufacturing Llc 11 $60,269 91.67%
Covance Laboratories Inc 11 $65,669 91.67%
Fusion Io Inc 11 $74,874 91.67%
Smith Johnson Group Inc 11 $83,826 91.67%
Sparta Consulting Inc 11 $73,845 91.67%
M A Mortenson Company 11 $85,914 91.67%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 11 $81,479 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Triple S Tree Farm 2 $33,498 100.00%
Garff Ranch Operations Llc 2 $19,305 100.00%
Groll Land And Livestock 2 $12,488 100.00%
Stephen Osguthorpe Ranch Dba Red Pine Land Livestock 2 $18,432 100.00%
Kunzler Sheep Cattle Co Burt Kunzler 2 $9,000 100.00%
Avintaquin Livestock Corp 2 $9,000 100.00%
Geronimo Sheep Co Pablo Geronimo 2 $9,000 100.00%
Gardner Livestockthomas Gardner 2 $9,000 100.00%
Nelson Brospaul W Nelson 2 $9,000 100.00%
Ernest Roach Farms Inc 2 $20,946 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rise Services Inc 1 $28,517 33.33%
Thatcher Group Inc 1 $56,992 33.33%
Us Oil Sands Utah Inc 1 $106,205 33.33%
Iassessment Llc Dba Truenorthlogic 1 $93,038 33.33%
Park Place Fund Utah Ltd 1 $50,960 33.33%
Saurus Inc 1 $109,512 33.33%
Efolder Inc 1 $118,622 33.33%
The Dannon Company Inc 1 $103,813 33.33%
Healthcare Quality Catalyst Llc 1 $52,125 33.33%
Cidra Minerals Processing Inc 1 $92,914 33.33%

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