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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Manicurists and Pedicurists 3 $23,109 27.27%
Occupational Therapists 3 $46,465,599 27.27%
Commercial Pilots 3 $67,550 27.27%
Music Directors and Composers 3 $42,848 27.27%
Mechanical Drafters 3 $68,506 27.27%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $32,634 27.27%
Interpreters and Translators 3 $36,136 30.00%
Anesthesiologists 3 $208,000 30.00%
Compliance Officers 3 $56,257 30.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $66,634 30.00%
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 %
Argentina 6 $74,201 42.86%
Singapore 6 $112,461 42.86%
Dominican Republic 6 $116,029 46.15%
Romania 6 $46,110 46.15%
Netherlands 6 $71,129 46.15%
Ethiopia 6 $73,906 46.15%
Ukraine 5 $92,073 38.46%
Hong Kong 5 $78,577 41.67%
Sweden 4 $92,397 33.33%
Thailand 4 $42,448 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Desert Kidney Associates Plc 108 $123,901 82.44%
Dell Marketing Lp 106 $71,506 81.54%
Ntt Data Services Llc 104 $94,822 83.87%
Oracle America Inc 100 $102,687 81.30%
Indidge Systems Llc 99 $69,630 83.19%
Amazoncom Services Inc 99 $67,779 87.61%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 98 $89,416 86.73%
Populus Group Llc 97 $88,169 85.84%
Petsmart Inc 97 $92,824 86.61%
American Express Trs Company Inc 96 $85,646 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gadsden Elementary School District 32 7 $32,881 31.82%
Indecomm Holdings Inc 7 $106,196 31.82%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 7 $110,879 31.82%
Mountain Park Health Center 7 $88,373 33.33%
Asarco Llc 7 $88,320 33.33%
Cirrus Logic Inc 7 $87,109 33.33%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 7 $117,086 33.33%
Radixlink Inc 7 $110,760 33.33%
Wilson Engineers 7 $84,311 35.00%
Br Consulting Inc 7 $56,000 35.00%

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