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 %
Rehabilitation Counselors 24 $30,081 80.00%
Animal Scientists 24 $49,239 80.00%
Validation Engineers 24 $78,567 82.76%
Compliance Officers 23 $61,222 79.31%
Technical Writers 23 $57,993 79.31%
Automotive Engineers 23 $103,019 82.14%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $41,763 81.48%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $53,009 81.48%
Interpreters and Translators 21 $36,224 77.78%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 21 $42,496 80.77%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Music Directors and Composers 3 $42,848 30.00%
Occupational Therapists 3 $46,465,599 30.00%
Procurement Clerks 2 $45,594 20.00%
Personal Care Aides 2 $27,716 20.00%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 2 $94,401 20.00%
Auditors 2 $46,748 20.00%
Radiation Therapists 2 $96,439 20.00%
Urban and Regional Planners 2 $57,024 20.00%
Animal Trainers 2 $36,099 20.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 2 $27,363 22.22%
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 %
Bahrain 1 $174,346 33.33%
Iraq 1 $31,242 33.33%
Kazakhstan 1 $72,613 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $48,859 33.33%
Slovenia 1 $41,910 33.33%
Chad 1 $68,661 33.33%
Paraguay 1 $40,539 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $47,611 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $208,000 50.00%
Albania 1 $137,696 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sydata Inc 34 $80,049 87.18%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 34 $91,532 89.47%
Katerra Inc 34 $69,142 89.47%
The Northern Trust Company 34 $95,012 89.47%
Clairvoyant Ai Inc 34 $91,791 89.47%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 34 $90,753 89.47%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 34 $126,048 89.47%
Neudesic Llc 33 $98,004 86.84%
Sunquest Information Systems Inc 33 $49,451 86.84%
Chinle Unified School District 24 33 $33,757 86.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kawaii Japanese Asian Cuisine Inc 2 $52,562 33.33%
Trinity Health Care Llc Dba Chandler Drugs 2 $120,952 33.33%
Pearson Education Inc 2 $86,289 33.33%
Freeport Mcmoran Miami Inc 2 $87,641 33.33%
Pas Technologies 2 $99,507 33.33%
Pima Heart Physicians Pc 2 $189,603 33.33%
Benson Unified School District 2 $37,150 33.33%
J D Stevenson Associates 2 $85,301 33.33%
Med Cure Internal Medicine Plc 2 $101,608 33.33%
Total Transit Enterprises Llc 2 $76,336 33.33%

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