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%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	3	$50,662	14.29%
Logging Equipment Operators	2	$37,440	9.52%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	2	$28,257	12.50%
Fence Erectors	1	$40,914	6.67%
Food Preparation Workers	1	$22,776	6.67%
Cooks, All Other	1	$22,776	6.67%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	1	$32,490	7.14%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	77	$37,630	73.33%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	76	$45,177	83.52%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	73	$125,563	81.11%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	72	$37,583	84.71%
Statisticians	65	$60,783	77.38%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	56	$88,303	66.67%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	54	$22,078	72.97%
Accountants and Auditors	54	$67,101	79.41%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	53	$38,296	96.36%
Instructional Coordinators	49	$42,519	90.74%

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 %
Gold Ore And Silver Ore Mining	34	$72,544	80.95%
Offices Of Bank Holding Companies	34	$126,048	85.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	34	$93,800	85.00%
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation	33	$102,168	82.50%
Offices Of Lawyers	33	$74,310	84.62%
Environmental Consulting Services	32	$65,680	84.21%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	32	$89,098	84.21%
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	32	$68,445	88.89%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	32	$62,925	91.43%
Coastal And Great Lakes Freight Transportation	31	$107,982	88.57%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Warehousing And Storage	2	$97,313	18.18%
Blood And Organ Banks	2	$98,551	18.18%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$72,717	18.18%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	2	$87,776	20.00%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$102,274	20.00%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	2	$47,456	20.00%
All Other Legal Services	2	$41,725	20.00%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	2	$48,391	20.00%
Other Direct Insurance Except Life Health And Medical Carriers	2	$120,848	20.00%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$116,480	20.00%

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.