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 %
Exercise Physiologists 2 $38,928 66.67%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $58,530 66.67%
Orthodontists 2 $149,927 66.67%
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 2 $70,023 66.67%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 2 $65,541 66.67%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 2 $69,420 66.67%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 2 $147,514 66.67%
Healthcare Social Workers 2 $41,330 66.67%
Surgical Technologists 2 $55,068 66.67%
Agricultural Inspectors 2 $32,000 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Grenada 1 $171,018 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $107,349 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $168,979 50.00%
Algeria 1 $64,857 50.00%
Sudan 1 $234,998 50.00%
Hungary 1 $32,074 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $72,613 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $78,062 50.00%
Bahrain 1 $174,346 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $86,757 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Byteware Inc 21 $86,154 91.30%
Arevon Energy Inc 21 $91,508 91.30%
Enterprise Qa Labs Inc 21 $69,535 91.30%
Management Decisions Inc 21 $73,673 91.30%
Automotive Robotics Inc 21 $74,009 91.30%
Virat Inc 21 $81,206 91.30%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 21 $75,228 91.30%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 21 $83,849 91.30%
Ace Software Llc 21 $83,638 91.30%
Comtek Global Inc 21 $83,413 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yuma Gastro Lllp 1 $174,346 33.33%
Sargent Controls Aerospace 1 $96,595 33.33%
Food Source International Llc 1 $38,813 33.33%
Studio Ma Inc 1 $64,709 33.33%
Diffusion Group Llc Dba Meltmedia 1 $59,488 33.33%
Bullhead City Clinic Corp 1 $141,773 33.33%
Mercer Us Inc 1 $76,710 33.33%
Wmbe Payrolling Dba Targetcw 1 $89,253 33.33%
Result Group Inc 1 $85,592 33.33%
Nicusa Inc 1 $75,462 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