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 %
Civil Engineers 663 $66,234 91.07%
Web Developers 627 $54,872 95.58%
Materials Engineers 619 $90,956 95.38%
Accountants and Auditors 570 $53,372 89.76%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 547 $36,204 93.34%
Statisticians 410 $71,129 76.35%
Internists, General 408 $132,354 82.59%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 372 $50,152 80.52%
Information Security Analysts 367 $90,398 96.07%
Engineers, All Other 294 $76,081 87.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 49 $75,276 94.23%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 44 $117,041 84.62%
Sales Engineers 43 $89,634 86.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 43 $155,483 89.58%
Management Analysts 43 $64,510 93.48%
Animal Scientists 42 $40,625 93.33%
Database Administrators 41 $80,819 97.62%
Operations Research Analysts 41 $47,243 97.62%
Information Security Analysts 38 $103,319 90.48%
Marketing Managers 37 $103,207 90.24%
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 %
Saudi Arabia 3 $80,856 50.00%
Finland 2 $69,077 40.00%
Honduras 2 $61,381 40.00%
Belarus 2 $80,010 40.00%
Uruguay 2 $76,763 40.00%
Austria 2 $61,496 40.00%
Ecuador 2 $95,399 40.00%
Lithuania 2 $76,378 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $34,008 50.00%
Switzerland 2 $60,206 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Freeport Mcmoran Morenci Inc 164 $71,659 92.13%
International Business Machines Corporation 162 $86,719 91.01%
Nikola Corporation 162 $99,957 91.53%
Dignity Health 157 $116,517 89.20%
American Express Company 156 $95,889 88.64%
Carvana Llc 155 $87,875 93.37%
Kforce Inc 155 $84,128 93.94%
Randstad Technologies Llc 152 $90,106 93.25%
American Express Travel Related Services Company 151 $81,099 93.21%
Innovecture 149 $85,301 92.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Reinalt Thomas Corporation Dba Discount Tire 12 $104,165 34.29%
Banner University Medical Group 12 $138,324 35.29%
Cocopah Nurseries Of Arizona Inc 12 $16,105 35.29%
K Momo Inc 12 $57,457 35.29%
Morris Landscape Inc 11 $15,226 34.38%
Phoenix Union High School District 11 $36,913 34.38%
Amg Supplychain Advisors Inc 11 $109,124 34.38%
Nationwide Insurance 11 $87,373 34.38%
Slk Holdings Llc 11 $84,998 35.48%
Innosoft Corporation 10 $87,065 32.26%

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