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 %
India 2,767 $217,176 48.71%
Mexico 277 $63,155 37.03%
China 266 $76,521 42.36%
Philippines 236 $42,097 44.11%
Canada 138 $1,101,465 39.66%
South Korea 93 $51,639 42.47%
Brazil 47 $60,294 41.59%
Taiwan 44 $78,481 46.81%
United Kingdom 38 $96,363 42.22%
Nepal 37 $77,164 41.57%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cedarcrestone Inc 14 $62,311 87.50%
Tangenz Corporation 14 $72,704 87.50%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 14 $73,396 87.50%
Infomatics Corp 14 $57,879 87.50%
Ca Inc 14 $72,115 87.50%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 14 $80,218 87.50%
Conch Technologies Inc 14 $73,002 93.33%
Ciox Health Llc 14 $67,328 93.33%
P K Associates 14 $58,230 93.33%
Cox Communications Arizona 14 $76,966 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
C4 Recovery Solutions Inc 1 $113,506 50.00%
Exos Human Capital Llc 1 $97,656 50.00%
Velosio Llc 1 $125,382 50.00%
Grace Korean Presbyterian Church 1 $39,000 50.00%
Celestica Llc 1 $58,718 50.00%
Knight Logistics Llc 1 $48,630 50.00%
Oasis Cafe Llc 1 $27,622 50.00%
East Gourmet Bistro Llc 1 $27,269 50.00%
Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporate 1 $145,558 50.00%
Ascent Aviation Services Llc 1 $51,147 50.00%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 5 $26,840 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $29,860 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $30,685 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 4 $31,009 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 4 $29,312 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 3 $31,096 100.00%
Logging 3 $40,470 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 3 $32,975 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 3 $32,663 100.00%
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining And Quarrying 2 $28,902 100.00%

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