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 %
Mechanical Engineers 1,116 $80,343 88.36%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,106 $142,223 89.48%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 902 $36,683 85.42%
Electrical Engineers 888 $83,892 91.45%
Management Analysts 841 $68,829 93.24%
Industrial Engineers 803 $83,221 90.63%
Information Technology Project Managers 761 $83,574 86.48%
Operations Research Analysts 759 $63,566 94.88%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 726 $75,795 92.02%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 674 $35,912 88.45%
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 %
Switzerland 2 $60,206 50.00%
Belgium 2 $93,486 50.00%
United States Of America 2 $47,102 66.67%
Croatia 2 $102,295 66.67%
Mozambique 2 $70,928 66.67%
Norway 2 $50,263 66.67%
Slovakia 2 $68,526 66.67%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $74,516 66.67%
Kuwait 1 $47,611 33.33%
Nicaragua 1 $208,000 33.33%

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 %
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%

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