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 %
Trizetto Corporation A Cognizant Company	189	$85,664	90.00%
Saama Technologies Inc	188	$84,998	90.38%
Honeywell International Inc	184	$94,807	88.89%
Gbt Us Llc	178	$98,670	88.56%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc	178	$91,835	90.36%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc	175	$76,228	90.21%
Lucid Usa Inc	175	$96,680	91.62%
Apollo Group Inc	169	$79,010	91.35%
Northern Arizona University	169	$49,908	93.37%
Safeway Inc	165	$106,309	92.18%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Casa Grande Union High School District	14	$40,036	35.00%
Ineight Inc	14	$107,388	35.90%
Petsmart Llc Fka Petsmart Inc	14	$119,134	36.84%
Fox Technology Center Llc	13	$117,949	34.21%
Amazon Web Services Inc	13	$98,234	35.14%
Asml Us Llc	13	$78,309	36.11%
Shutterfly Inc	13	$93,242	36.11%
Mohave Valley Elementary School District 16	13	$38,458	36.11%
Peoria Unified School District No 11	12	$38,926	33.33%
Artha Data Solutions Llc	12	$101,296	34.29%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing	493	$92,866	92.32%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	472	$98,610	92.01%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	414	$74,439	83.30%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	351	$70,216	87.75%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	335	$80,127	88.86%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	303	$67,634	95.28%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	285	$89,501	91.64%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	233	$77,928	75.16%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	232	$85,551	89.58%
Offices Of Physicians	227	$164,390	91.90%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$27,271	100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production	6	$50,200	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	5	$28,700	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	5	$26,840	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	5	$20,713	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	5	$25,334	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	4	$29,203	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	4	$30,649	100.00%
Wineries	4	$28,621	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	4	$29,312	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services	25	$93,823	28.74%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing	23	$100,804	26.44%
Educational Support Services	23	$82,824	27.06%
Temporary Help Services	23	$19,989,825	28.75%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	21	$15,326	28.38%
Used Car Dealers	19	$100,651	31.15%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation	17	$69,925	28.81%
Electric Power Distribution	15	$99,105	29.41%
Computer And Electronic Product Manufacturing	14	$89,638	29.79%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	14	$74,174	31.11%

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.