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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Arizona Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
95,392 91.80% $78,145 H-1B
6,753 6.50% $153,791 PERM
890 0.86% $25,528 H-2A
880 0.85% $86,218 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arizona has seen a total of 103,915 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arizona is the H-1B visa with 95,392 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.80% of Arizona's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 6,753 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.50% of Arizona's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arizona (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 19,374 $86,330 91.33%
Computer Systems Analysts 15,820 $71,807 95.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,420 $66,634 93.44%
Computer Programmers 4,814 $60,601 91.63%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,566 $90,550 92.07%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,478 $89,231 90.54%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,528 $73,703 95.50%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,399 $116,831 92.59%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,370 $69,535 90.73%
Database Administrators 1,127 $73,717 89.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 354 $28,020 544.62%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 97 $22,972 170.18%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 94 $28,138 167.86%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 70 $27,587 159.09%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 15 $36,579 35.71%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 13 $44,518 36.11%
Nursery Workers 8 $26,853 25.00%
Animal Breeders 6 $50,200 19.35%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $29,259 13.64%
Construction Laborers 3 $31,339 13.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,643 $297,796 91.43%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 659 $83,591 63.86%
Software Developers, Systems Software 412 $89,741 156.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 346 $89,793 154.46%
Materials Engineers 256 $87,398 147.98%
Computer Occupations, All Other 217 $88,041 135.63%
Internists, General 117 $133,489 80.14%
Industrial Engineers 89 $83,547 62.24%
Electrical Engineers 85 $82,726 62.04%
Mechanical Engineers 80 $87,616 64.52%
Arizona Employees Over Time
Arizona has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,443 employees were hired. Arizona peaked in 2022 with 9,481 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 8,037 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Arizona From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Turkey 29 $72,342 51.79%
Nigeria 23 $80,178 41.07%
Pakistan 21 $93,238 46.67%
Iran 21 $80,217 46.67%
France 19 $74,509 42.22%
Zimbabwe 18 $47,445 47.37%
Jordan 17 $91,499 50.00%
Germany 16 $77,636 47.06%
Malaysia 15 $84,160 45.45%
Bangladesh 15 $84,154 46.88%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trizetto Corporation A Cognizant Company 189 $85,664 90.00%
Saama Technologies Inc 188 $84,998 90.38%
Honeywell International Inc 184 $94,807 88.89%
Gbt Us Llc 178 $98,670 88.56%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc 178 $91,835 90.36%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 175 $76,228 90.21%
Lucid Usa Inc 175 $96,680 91.62%
Apollo Group Inc 169 $79,010 91.35%
Northern Arizona University 169 $49,908 93.37%
Safeway Inc 165 $106,309 92.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Casa Grande Union High School District 14 $40,036 35.00%
Ineight Inc 14 $107,388 35.90%
Petsmart Llc Fka Petsmart Inc 14 $119,134 36.84%
Fox Technology Center Llc 13 $117,949 34.21%
Amazon Web Services Inc 13 $98,234 35.14%
Asml Us Llc 13 $78,309 36.11%
Shutterfly Inc 13 $93,242 36.11%
Mohave Valley Elementary School District 16 13 $38,458 36.11%
Peoria Unified School District No 11 12 $38,926 33.33%
Artha Data Solutions Llc 12 $101,296 34.29%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 39,045 $72,503 93.83%
Computer Systems Design Services 6,479 $79,577 94.23%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 3,674 $90,810 75.86%
Credit Card Issuing 3,578 $99,355 92.22%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,465 $60,626 92.47%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,757 $76,857 88.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 2,715 $37,102 92.50%
Engineering Services 1,688 $73,354 87.64%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 1,624 $85,607 88.07%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,437 $78,509 96.51%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 236 $25,774 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 107 $32,133 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $24,815 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 60 $29,576 100.00%
Sheep Farming 58 $19,674 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 55 $28,210 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $28,139 100.00%
Apiculture 25 $26,790 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 23 $28,917 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 23 $28,842 100.00%

Arizona Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Arizona to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Arizona over all years is $78,145. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage