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 %
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 %
Black Veatch Corporation 18 $75,224 90.00%
Vmc Soft Technologies Inc 18 $87,060 90.00%
Starbucks Coffee Company 18 $78,699 90.00%
Flexi Van Leasing Llc 18 $85,621 90.00%
Levio Consulting Inc 18 $82,522 90.00%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 18 $83,826 90.00%
V3tech Solutions Inc 18 $81,988 90.00%
Eficens Systems Inc 18 $90,468 90.00%
Geometric Americas Inc 18 $84,646 90.00%
Info Tech Inc 18 $94,361 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Avanade Inc 1 $91,458 33.33%
Sun Valley Hope Animal Hospital 1 $40,539 33.33%
Banda Group International Llc 1 $78,000 33.33%
Power One Inc 1 $58,074 33.33%
Antenna Technology Communications Inc 1 $76,523 33.33%
Arrow Electronics 1 $73,195 33.33%
Ottawa University 1 $42,260 33.33%
Ing Investment Management Llc 1 $62,234 33.33%
Br Usa West Llc 1 $76,170 33.33%
General Dentistry 4 Kids Payroll Llc 1 $100,859 33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 5 $26,840 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $29,860 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $30,685 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 4 $31,009 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 4 $29,312 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 3 $31,096 100.00%
Logging 3 $40,470 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 3 $32,975 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 3 $32,663 100.00%
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining And Quarrying 2 $28,902 100.00%

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