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 %
Knight Transportation Inc 10 $53,666 90.91%
Accelerate Diagnostics Inc 10 $55,116 90.91%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 10 $78,406 90.91%
Optilab Llc 10 $64,122 90.91%
Planetary Science Institute 10 $53,073 90.91%
22nd Century Technologies Inc 10 $74,329 90.91%
Marketech International Corporation Usa 10 $58,891 90.91%
Sriven Systems Inc 10 $59,873 90.91%
Gb Tech Inc 10 $64,083 90.91%
Essential Technologies Inc 10 $61,732 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diet And Weight Reducing Centers 1 $32,594 50.00%
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing 1 $60,195 50.00%
All Other Textile Product Mills 1 $106,746 50.00%
Individual And Family Services 1 $36,275 50.00%
Waste Collection 1 $46,904 50.00%
Voluntary Health Organizations 1 $38,043 50.00%
Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly 1 $26,187 50.00%
Port And Harbor Operations 1 $78,021 50.00%
Machine Shops 1 $43,784 50.00%
Other Support Activities For Transportation 1 $105,269 50.00%
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