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 %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 46 $58,692 82.14%
Aerospace Engineers 44 $76,122 80.00%
Human Resources Specialists 43 $51,558 79.63%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 42 $46,229 79.25%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 42 $81,003 82.35%
Lawyers 40 $88,900 78.43%
Geographers 39 $43,953 79.59%
Veterinarians 39 $73,050 81.25%
Speech-Language Pathologists 39 $56,126 84.78%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 39 $60,807 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lawyers 5 $93,051 35.71%
Chemical Engineers 5 $87,547 35.71%
Biological Scientists, All Other 5 $58,032 35.71%
Cooks, Restaurant 5 $26,337 35.71%
Food Preparation Workers 5 $23,088 35.71%
Surgeons 5 $193,914 35.71%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 5 $16,274 35.71%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 5 $62,205 38.46%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 4 $63,458 30.77%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $46,649 30.77%
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 %
Sweden 4 $92,397 40.00%
Thailand 4 $42,448 40.00%
Syria 4 $72,041 44.44%
Kenya 4 $80,798 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $61,747 50.00%
Chile 4 $87,428 50.00%
New Zealand 4 $92,435 50.00%
Macedonia 4 $44,426 57.14%
Greece 3 $53,800 50.00%
Czech Republic 3 $67,850 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 8,852 $68,099 99.74%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 3,749 $63,209 99.65%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,549 $83,667 98.07%
Intel Corporation 3,106 $91,558 95.48%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc 2,796 $104,161 96.51%
Intraedge Inc 1,930 $75,386 87.65%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,315 $84,194 74.76%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,221 $66,738 78.83%
The University Of Arizona 1,181 $58,343 78.63%
Syntel Inc 1,117 $71,010 83.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
R H Dupper Landscaping Inc 122 $23,086 7.32%
Choice Hotels International 116 $94,202 12.90%
Avnet Inc 93 $102,500 15.84%
Axway Inc 90 $91,077 34.88%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc 86 $86,802 43.88%
American Airlines 82 $95,593 51.25%
Svb Financial Group 74 $108,935 46.25%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 73 $80,803 46.79%
Csaa Insurance Services Inc 73 $109,133 52.52%
Riverview Llp 71 $40,656 57.72%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 20 $23,467 100.00%
Crop Production 20 $29,227 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 17 $32,557 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 16 $33,041 100.00%
Hay Farming 14 $25,567 100.00%
Potato Farming 13 $28,858 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 11 $30,654 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $29,676 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $28,570 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 8 $29,008 100.00%

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