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 %
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 %
Southwest Kidney Institute Plc	96	$134,311	87.27%
First Citizens Bank And Trust Co	95	$118,806	87.96%
Banner Health	95	$84,397	87.96%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc	95	$100,346	89.62%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc	94	$85,146	91.26%
Arm Inc	94	$96,810	92.16%
Artha Data Solutions Llc	94	$70,540	92.16%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc	94	$105,097	93.07%
System Soft Technologies Llc	93	$73,421	93.00%
Roosevelt School District 66	93	$36,990	93.94%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Doubletree Paper Mills Llc	7	$77,394	35.00%
Cisco Systems Inc	7	$90,407	35.00%
Oneneck It Services	6	$57,297	31.58%
Arizona Department Of Transportation	6	$60,497	31.58%
Akdhc Llc	6	$162,646	31.58%
Kpmg Llp	6	$85,252	33.33%
Restaurant Sachiko Inc	6	$27,192	33.33%
Hdr Engineering Inc	6	$103,802	33.33%
Sonoran Science Academy Broadway	6	$50,473	33.33%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company	6	$84,684	33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	1,231	$77,923	87.49%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,115	$130,718	87.45%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,070	$133,755	86.99%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	1,025	$88,708	96.15%
Management Consulting Services	935	$77,294	94.73%
Commercial Banking	752	$103,191	95.07%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	668	$96,963	93.30%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	593	$93,675	89.17%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	540	$90,219	86.68%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	525	$76,263	94.94%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	20	$23,467	100.00%
Crop Production	20	$29,227	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	17	$32,557	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	16	$33,041	100.00%
Hay Farming	14	$25,567	100.00%
Potato Farming	13	$28,858	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	11	$30,654	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	11	$29,676	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	11	$28,570	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	8	$29,008	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	80	$86,818	34.48%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	51	$95,958	24.88%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	45	$83,991	27.27%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	43	$67,273	26.38%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	40	$107,734	25.32%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	38	$90,209	24.20%
Automotive Parts Accessories And Tire Retailers	37	$104,776	29.60%
Religious Organizations	34	$33,560	27.42%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	33	$93,347	27.05%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	25	$115,350	21.01%

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.