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 %
Financial Quantitative Analysts 21 $71,115 80.77%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $54,286 87.50%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 21 $69,900 87.50%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $48,219 83.33%
Food Scientists and Technologists 20 $57,234 83.33%
Auditors 20 $60,564 86.96%
Hydrologists 19 $56,316 82.61%
Actuaries 19 $80,897 82.61%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $36,479 81.82%
Architectural Drafters 18 $49,241 81.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optometrists 2 $77,116 22.22%
Procurement Clerks 2 $45,594 22.22%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 2 $14,352 22.22%
School Psychologists 2 $38,896 22.22%
Automotive Engineers 2 $92,976 22.22%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 2 $70,814 22.22%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $38,210 22.22%
Soil and Plant Scientists 2 $63,128 22.22%
Training and Development Managers 2 $96,554 22.22%
Radiation Therapists 2 $96,439 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 %
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 18 $83,877 94.74%
Pillpack Llc 18 $76,913 94.74%
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc 18 $87,611 94.74%
Comtek Global Inc 18 $83,475 94.74%
Geometric Americas Inc 18 $84,646 94.74%
Freeport Mcmoran Miami Inc 18 $76,523 94.74%
3d Technologies Llc 18 $75,614 94.74%
Xenoninfotek Inc 18 $76,545 94.74%
Prospance Inc 18 $74,856 94.74%
Edelman Financial Engines Llc 18 $101,642 94.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physician Group Of Arizona Inc 1 $187,199 33.33%
Boundary Devices Co 1 $61,880 33.33%
Tmp International Inc 1 $49,005 33.33%
Enterprise Risk Strategies Llc 1 $142,355 33.33%
Discount Magazines Llc 1 $106,912 33.33%
Aero Jet Services Llc 1 $77,130 33.33%
Molex Inc 1 $75,462 33.33%
Henderson Engineers Inc 1 $89,440 33.33%
Bicentennial Union High School District 76 1 $37,290 33.33%
Suntree Llc 1 $73,430 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