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 %
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 4 $39,801 80.00%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 4 $33,881 80.00%
Clinical Nurse Specialists 4 $70,793 80.00%
Environmental Economists 4 $53,805 80.00%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 4 $36,577 80.00%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 4 $52,853 80.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4 $33,753 80.00%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 4 $49,218 80.00%
Neurologists 4 $180,835 80.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists 4 $38,870 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $32,000 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 %
Trinidad And Tobago 5 $68,314 45.45%
New Zealand 5 $101,258 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 4 $71,310 40.00%
Macedonia 4 $44,426 40.00%
Syria 4 $57,896 40.00%
Bulgaria 4 $74,870 40.00%
Poland 4 $72,372 44.44%
Thailand 4 $42,448 44.44%
Kenya 4 $80,798 50.00%
Sweden 4 $92,397 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mccarthy Building Companies Inc 17 $76,119 89.47%
Statistics Data Corporation Dba Sdc Clinical 17 $79,143 89.47%
Savvy Info Systems Inc 17 $69,899 89.47%
Fluidic Inc 17 $72,739 89.47%
Turner Townsend Inc 17 $80,748 89.47%
Jpc Techno Inc 17 $86,491 89.47%
Advalue Photonics Inc 17 $68,885 89.47%
Diversant Llc 17 $82,296 89.47%
Conflux Systems Inc 17 $84,854 89.47%
Eviden Usa Inc 17 $69,841 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Menace Enterprises Inc 1 $75,234 33.33%
Jabba Communications Inc 1 $47,070 33.33%
Mega Furniture Accessories Llc 1 $48,048 33.33%
Ahwatukee Mega Furniture Llc 1 $48,048 33.33%
Dell Software Inc 1 $106,912 33.33%
Bagdad Unified School District 20 1 $43,210 33.33%
Metropia Inc 1 $72,363 33.33%
Pantano Animal Clinic Pc 1 $45,594 33.33%
Jung Cho Inc 1 $37,461 33.33%
Maxim Trading Inc 1 $17,805 33.33%

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