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 %
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 %
Lt Technology Services Ltd 15 $44,400 88.24%
Econtenti Inc 15 $89,482 88.24%
Beta Soft Systems Inc 15 $46,560 88.24%
Infolob Solutions Inc 15 $61,305 88.24%
Cyberthink Inc 15 $64,273 88.24%
Doubletree Paper Mills Llc 15 $64,347 88.24%
Sagicor Life Insurance Company 15 $75,457 88.24%
Mercer Health Benefits Llc 15 $70,909 88.24%
3core Systems Inc 15 $60,914 88.24%
It Trailblazers Llc 15 $63,963 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Direction Fertility Center 1 $70,346 50.00%
Edge 3 Technologies Inc 1 $78,250 50.00%
Eureka Productions Inc 1 $25,397 50.00%
Elitise Llc 1 $41,600 50.00%
Northcentral University 1 $109,366 50.00%
Optiv Security Inc 1 $99,861 50.00%
Elrus Usa Limited 1 $113,485 50.00%
Navajo Technical University 1 $43,750 50.00%
Bsi America Professional Services Inc 1 $97,656 50.00%
Mott Macdonald Inc 1 $107,744 50.00%

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