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 %
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 %
Sydata Inc 34 $80,049 87.18%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 34 $91,532 89.47%
Katerra Inc 34 $69,142 89.47%
The Northern Trust Company 34 $95,012 89.47%
Clairvoyant Ai Inc 34 $91,791 89.47%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 34 $90,753 89.47%
Citizens Financial Group Inc 34 $126,048 89.47%
Neudesic Llc 33 $98,004 86.84%
Sunquest Information Systems Inc 33 $49,451 86.84%
Chinle Unified School District 24 33 $33,757 86.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kawaii Japanese Asian Cuisine Inc 2 $52,562 33.33%
Trinity Health Care Llc Dba Chandler Drugs 2 $120,952 33.33%
Pearson Education Inc 2 $86,289 33.33%
Freeport Mcmoran Miami Inc 2 $87,641 33.33%
Pas Technologies 2 $99,507 33.33%
Pima Heart Physicians Pc 2 $189,603 33.33%
Benson Unified School District 2 $37,150 33.33%
J D Stevenson Associates 2 $85,301 33.33%
Med Cure Internal Medicine Plc 2 $101,608 33.33%
Total Transit Enterprises Llc 2 $76,336 33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

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%

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