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 %
Freescale Semiconductor Inc A Subsidiary Of Nxp Semiconductors Nv 11 $61,303 91.67%
Tru Stop Inc 11 $75,776 91.67%
Afs Technologies Holdings Inc 11 $69,459 91.67%
Price Kong Co Cpas Pa 11 $49,523 91.67%
360 Vantage 11 $65,155 91.67%
American Information Technology Corporation 11 $54,742 91.67%
Eateam Inc 11 $59,676 91.67%
Veritage Llc 11 $70,618 91.67%
Americas Communications Llc 11 $55,668 91.67%
Crimshield Inc 11 $50,499 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saddle Mountain Brewing Company 1 $28,122 50.00%
Chargepoint Inc 1 $123,906 50.00%
Phoenix Cardiac Surgery Pc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Schedule Viewer Llc 1 $86,632 50.00%
Cambridge Properties Inc 1 $35,006 50.00%
Micropatent Llc 1 $102,669 50.00%
Eic Engineers Llc 1 $66,789 50.00%
Customerinsightsai Inc 1 $102,699 50.00%
Industrial Design Llc 1 $70,117 50.00%
Cn Resource 1 $70,262 50.00%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Personal Services 2 $36,203 66.67%
Courts 2 $45,323 66.67%
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical And Emergency Centers 2 $67,059 66.67%
Caterers 2 $42,328 66.67%
Other Insurance Funds 2 $92,685 66.67%
Performing Arts Companies 2 $64,074 66.67%
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers 2 $49,608 66.67%
Pulp Mills 2 $72,977 66.67%
Child And Youth Services 2 $89,440 66.67%
Beauty Salons 2 $61,901 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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