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 %
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 %
Syntel Consulting Inc	1,101	$66,903	91.75%
Arizona State University	1,061	$50,803	90.68%
Wipro Limited	817	$66,015	90.88%
Accenture Llp	698	$76,278	94.84%
Ibm Corporation	592	$77,171	83.38%
Microchip Technology Inc	581	$74,732	82.65%
Amazoncom Services Llc	577	$79,728	96.97%
Ntt Data Inc	553	$82,299	95.34%
Mindtree Limited	548	$69,700	94.81%
Paypal Inc	546	$98,689	95.79%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc	65	$85,895	52.85%
San Carlos Unified School District 20	50	$37,840	40.98%
Us Airways Inc	43	$67,420	37.07%
Gbt Us Llc	42	$105,898	42.00%
6tuba City Unified School District 15	40	$36,247	41.67%
Florence Unified School District 1	37	$40,900	39.78%
Metasofttech Solutions	36	$79,657	40.00%
Bank Of The West	36	$110,712	40.91%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc	34	$82,101	39.08%
Petsmart Inc	32	$100,119	37.21%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,231	$77,923	87.49%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,115	$130,718	87.45%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,070	$133,755	86.99%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	1,025	$88,708	96.15%
Management Consulting Services	935	$77,294	94.73%
Commercial Banking	752	$103,191	95.07%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	668	$96,963	93.30%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	593	$93,675	89.17%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	540	$90,219	86.68%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	525	$76,263	94.94%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	80	$86,818	34.48%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	51	$95,958	24.88%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	45	$83,991	27.27%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	43	$67,273	26.38%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	40	$107,734	25.32%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	38	$90,209	24.20%
Automotive Parts Accessories And Tire Retailers	37	$104,776	29.60%
Religious Organizations	34	$33,560	27.42%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	33	$93,347	27.05%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	25	$115,350	21.01%

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.