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
105,623 91.83% $80,345 H-1B
7,210 6.27% $149,144 PERM
1,191 1.04% $28,064 H-2A
992 0.86% $89,175 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arizona has seen a total of 115,016 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arizona is the H-1B visa with 105,623 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.83% of Arizona's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,210 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.27% of Arizona's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arizona (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Database Administrators 1,125 $73,682 89.07%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,105 $142,195 89.40%
Electrical Engineers 1,035 $85,302 85.12%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,000 $37,564 93.20%
Industrial Engineers 913 $84,873 90.58%
Management Analysts 905 $70,209 93.40%
Operations Research Analysts 832 $63,727 87.12%
Materials Engineers 821 $93,621 90.92%
Civil Engineers 799 $68,414 93.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 783 $36,814 92.77%
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 9,287 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,785 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Arizona From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyprus 1 $43,190 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $82,638 50.00%
Moldova 1 $48,630 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $27,144 100.00%
Mauritania 1 $141,066 100.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $194,293 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $57,429 100.00%
Chad 1 $68,661 100.00%
Guyana 1 $208,000 100.00%
Zambia 1 $79,331 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Association Of Universities For Research In Astron 12 $57,725 92.31%
Veritage Llc 11 $70,618 84.62%
Hdr Architecture Inc 11 $65,754 84.62%
Americas Communications Llc 11 $55,668 84.62%
22nd Century Technologies Inc 11 $74,848 84.62%
Innocore Solutions Inc 11 $78,824 84.62%
Crimshield Inc 11 $50,499 84.62%
Sriven Systems Inc 11 $62,222 84.62%
Whiz It Solutions Inc 11 $57,434 84.62%
Monsoon Infotech Inc 11 $52,314 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Independence Rehab Llc 1 $62,754 50.00%
Sligo Software Solutions Inc 1 $81,453 50.00%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl Inc 1 $102,669 50.00%
Hot Rod Tattoo Inc 1 $32,000 50.00%
A1 Home Repair Llc 1 $62,462 50.00%
Tangenz Corporation 1 $105,269 50.00%
Lhc Inverstment Llc 1 $32,011 50.00%
Ans Mermer Usa Llc 1 $53,040 50.00%
Schedule Viewer Llc 1 $86,632 50.00%
Phoenix Cardiac Surgery Pc 1 $208,000 50.00%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 42,051 $74,070 93.68%
Computer Systems Design Services 7,114 $81,211 94.34%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 4,269 $93,298 80.33%
Credit Card Issuing 4,259 $104,714 94.79%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,891 $61,633 87.67%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,072 $37,961 90.97%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,977 $78,499 89.67%
Engineering Services 1,921 $75,358 88.53%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 1,833 $88,061 88.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,523 $79,697 96.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 380 $29,286 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 120 $28,083 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 108 $32,702 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 81 $32,063 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 71 $30,926 100.00%
Sheep Farming 66 $20,163 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 41 $30,275 100.00%
Apiculture 38 $28,158 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 38 $30,710 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 33 $30,212 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 2,394 $85,627 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,973 $148,019 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 992 $97,786 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 813 $38,787 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 706 $65,437 100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 494 $85,552 100.00%
Engineering Services 394 $80,270 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 301 $117,754 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 262 $135,412 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 255 $89,885 100.00%

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 $80,345. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage