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 %
Microsystems Engineers 7 $61,104 70.00%
Nurse Practitioners 7 $76,389 70.00%
Compliance Managers 7 $99,739 70.00%
Recreation Workers 6 $26,503 60.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 6 $43,930 66.67%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 6 $37,783 66.67%
Sociologists 6 $38,172 66.67%
Chiropractors 6 $57,020 66.67%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 6 $37,949 75.00%
Curators 6 $42,879 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
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 %
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