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 %
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	16	$53,250	84.21%
Epidemiologists	15	$51,989	78.95%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	14	$37,592	73.68%
Designers, All Other	14	$36,039	77.78%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	14	$46,017	77.78%
Computer User Support Specialists	14	$51,834	82.35%
Logistics Engineers	14	$72,251	82.35%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	13	$44,465	76.47%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	13	$46,936	76.47%
Financial Examiners	13	$67,797	76.47%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Training and Development Managers	2	$96,554	25.00%
Helpers--Carpenters	2	$31,637	25.00%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$38,210	25.00%
Personal Care Aides	2	$27,716	25.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	2	$27,363	25.00%
Radiation Therapists	2	$96,439	25.00%
Public Relations Specialists	2	$42,224	25.00%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	2	$71,655	25.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	2	$34,965	25.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	2	$66,800	25.00%

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 %
Colombia	14	$66,013	45.16%
Israel	14	$94,661	45.16%
Vietnam	13	$60,486	43.33%
Russia	13	$95,875	50.00%
Venezuela	12	$88,738	50.00%
Ghana	12	$77,326	50.00%
Japan	12	$73,391	50.00%
Australia	12	$97,989	52.17%
Egypt	11	$105,549	47.83%
South Africa	11	$65,140	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vsion Technologies Inc	31	$89,425	88.57%
Matson Navigation Company	31	$107,982	88.57%
Be Aerospace Inc	31	$66,581	91.18%
Niit Technologies Limited	31	$69,026	91.18%
Strategic Resources International Inc	31	$62,150	91.18%
Paradise Valley Unified School District	31	$38,472	91.18%
Epace Technologies Inc	31	$69,798	91.18%
Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc	31	$39,181	91.18%
University Of Arizona	30	$78,561	88.24%
Tech Fabric Llc	30	$86,361	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sungrow Usa Corporation	2	$75,796	40.00%
Proton Energy Systems Inc	2	$158,153	40.00%
Freeportmcmoran Bagdad Inc	2	$105,237	40.00%
Natures Truth Llc	2	$117,790	40.00%
Smurfit Kappa North America Llc	2	$66,238	40.00%
Asi Operations Llc	2	$100,391	40.00%
Buckeye Flight Exp Llc	2	$77,970	40.00%
Soaren Management Llc	2	$85,135	40.00%
Canyon Tech Inc	2	$70,044	40.00%
Country Villa Llc	2	$23,296	40.00%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Credit Card Issuing	952	$97,024	43.06%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	782	$38,586	40.88%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	673	$65,299	70.69%
Engineering Services	364	$79,138	46.55%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	205	$87,261	30.46%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	125	$86,052	26.10%
Commercial Banking	124	$104,377	34.07%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	119	$90,167	41.61%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	87	$82,360	33.46%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing	85	$93,329	33.86%

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.