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 %
Medtronic Inc 86 $86,666 90.53%
Pinon Unified School District 4 85 $33,330 89.47%
Ventana Medical Systems Inc 84 $77,957 89.36%
Mobile Programming Llc 84 $78,171 89.36%
Ncs Pearson Inc 84 $85,370 89.36%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 83 $73,597 88.30%
Kolla Soft Inc 82 $58,961 88.17%
Whiteriver Unified School District 81 $33,394 88.04%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 80 $112,623 87.91%
Freedom Financial Network Llc 80 $92,370 87.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Edelman Financial Engines 6 $94,637 35.29%
Gowan Company Llc 6 $77,127 35.29%
Nagra Usa Llc 6 $75,060 35.29%
Engineering Wireless Services Llc 5 $82,214 31.25%
Reynaers Inc 5 $81,295 31.25%
Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc 5 $164,291 31.25%
Hexagon Mining Inc 5 $85,896 31.25%
Nextiva 5 $119,267 31.25%
Aetna Resources Llc 5 $66,306 33.33%
Virat Inc 5 $97,494 33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 2 $26,853 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $29,671 100.00%
Logging 2 $37,440 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 2 $29,671 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 1 $28,434 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $26,853 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 1 $32,490 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $28,434 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1 $22,776 100.00%
Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $28,434 100.00%

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