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 %
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 %
Morenci Unified School District 8 $39,590 88.89%
Marlyn Nutraceuticals Inc 8 $49,483 88.89%
Yuma Private Industry Council Inc 8 $36,278 88.89%
Eastern Art Academy Llc 8 $35,989 88.89%
Basis Educational Group Llc 8 $42,297 88.89%
Tesla Inc 8 $75,864 88.89%
K Momo Inc 8 $39,024 88.89%
Arrington Watkins Architects Llc 8 $50,021 88.89%
Inteplast Group Corporation 8 $61,768 88.89%
Espiritu Community Development Corporation 8 $47,605 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 2 $26,853 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $29,671 100.00%
Logging 2 $37,440 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 2 $29,671 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 1 $28,434 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $26,853 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 1 $32,490 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $28,434 100.00%
Full Service Restaurants 1 $22,776 100.00%
Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $28,434 100.00%

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