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 %
India 2,544 $226,910 50.32%
Mexico 258 $62,740 39.75%
China 239 $76,936 45.87%
Philippines 170 $47,577 36.17%
Canada 121 $1,242,969 39.03%
South Korea 93 $51,639 43.46%
Taiwan 41 $79,994 49.40%
Brazil 37 $61,690 45.68%
United Kingdom 36 $95,665 46.75%
Nepal 35 $77,652 51.47%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mckesson Corporation 146 $96,244 92.41%
Republic Services Inc 145 $88,072 92.36%
Lt Technology Services Limited 140 $63,633 89.17%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 139 $118,709 89.10%
Headstrong Services Llc 134 $72,099 85.90%
Freeport Minerals Corporation 134 $85,396 86.45%
Amazon Web Services Inc 131 $92,656 86.75%
Virtusa Corporation 131 $70,706 90.34%
Avnet Inc 129 $99,211 88.97%
The Reinalt Thomas Corporation 126 $103,925 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Alliance Bank 10 $90,024 33.33%
Intel Federal Inc 10 $98,625 33.33%
Csr Technology Inc 10 $87,789 33.33%
Jns Limited Liability Limited Partnership 10 $28,294 35.71%
Ernst Young Us Llp 10 $89,929 35.71%
Symantec Corporation 10 $104,580 35.71%
Seeburger Inc 10 $93,923 37.04%
Populus Group Llc 10 $45,865,007 37.04%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 9 $92,516 33.33%
Tao Fellowship 9 $51,522 33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 2 $26,853 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $29,671 100.00%
Logging 2 $37,440 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 2 $29,671 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 1 $28,434 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $26,853 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 1 $32,490 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $28,434 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1 $22,776 100.00%
Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $28,434 100.00%

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