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 %
Water/Wastewater Engineers 5 $61,065 71.43%
Conservation Scientists 5 $53,909 71.43%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 5 $93,558 71.43%
Statistical Assistants 5 $42,540 71.43%
Geneticists 5 $53,930 71.43%
Civil Engineering Technicians 5 $53,152 71.43%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 5 $43,988 83.33%
Music Directors and Composers 5 $46,534 83.33%
Librarians 5 $28,933 83.33%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 5 $48,231 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineering Technicians 1 $45,136 20.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $56,380 20.00%
Registered Nurses 1 $90,126 20.00%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $99,216 20.00%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 1 $67,371 20.00%
Music Directors 1 $25,397 20.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $39,060 20.00%
Physicists 1 $53,622 20.00%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 1 $38,626 20.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1 $35,006 20.00%
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 %
Cyprus 1 $43,190 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $82,638 50.00%
Moldova 1 $48,630 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $27,144 100.00%
Mauritania 1 $141,066 100.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $194,293 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $57,429 100.00%
Chad 1 $68,661 100.00%
Guyana 1 $208,000 100.00%
Zambia 1 $79,331 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marrs Professional Services Inc 2 $67,153 100.00%
Big Sky Global Llc 2 $58,022 100.00%
Vedasoft Inc 2 $57,970 100.00%
Sun Power Consulting Llc 2 $59,114 100.00%
Smallboardcom 2 $72,301 100.00%
Pax International Coinc 2 $58,729 100.00%
4 Serv Solutions Inc 2 $59,759 100.00%
Ag Technologies Llc 2 $58,490 100.00%
Katalyst Technologies Inc 2 $62,494 100.00%
Spectrum Logix Inc 2 $57,970 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 42,051 $74,070 93.68%
Computer Systems Design Services 7,114 $81,211 94.34%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 4,269 $93,298 80.33%
Credit Card Issuing 4,259 $104,714 94.79%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,891 $61,633 87.67%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,072 $37,961 90.97%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,977 $78,499 89.67%
Engineering Services 1,921 $75,358 88.53%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 1,833 $88,061 88.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,523 $79,697 96.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 380 $29,286 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 120 $28,083 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 108 $32,702 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 81 $32,063 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 71 $30,926 100.00%
Sheep Farming 66 $20,163 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 41 $30,275 100.00%
Apiculture 38 $28,158 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 38 $30,710 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 33 $30,212 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 2,394 $85,627 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,973 $148,019 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 992 $97,786 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 813 $38,787 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 706 $65,437 100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 494 $85,552 100.00%
Engineering Services 394 $80,270 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 301 $117,754 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 262 $135,412 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 255 $89,885 100.00%

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