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 %
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 %
Marana Health Center 42 $120,544 91.30%
Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No 35 42 $35,696 91.30%
Douglas Unified School District No 27 42 $35,608 91.30%
Gowan Company Llc 42 $66,564 91.30%
Ineight Inc 42 $97,979 93.33%
Tanisha Systems Inc 41 $59,956 91.11%
Avco Consulting Inc 41 $86,360 91.11%
Larsen Toubro Limited 41 $46,017 91.11%
Mountain Park Health Center 41 $102,589 91.11%
Health Services Advisory Group Inc 41 $68,540 91.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aguila Elementary School District 63 3 $37,396 42.86%
Western Mountain Medical Center Pc 3 $134,118 42.86%
Bar S Foods Co 3 $76,852 42.86%
Douglas Unified School District 27 3 $50,629 42.86%
Lowell Observatory 3 $49,823 42.86%
Good News Telecom Inc 3 $72,564 42.86%
Astra Inc 2 $78,822 28.57%
Sonoran Science Academy 2 $42,994 28.57%
Tam Enterprises Inc Dba Canton Dragon 2 $23,733 28.57%
Scrip Inc 2 $67,954 28.57%

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