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 %
Financial Analysts 294 $61,413 88.29%
Business Intelligence Analysts 286 $77,772 88.00%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 235 $48,118 72.76%
Sales Engineers 231 $94,652 91.67%
Computer Network Architects 212 $91,918 85.48%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 199 $49,803 87.67%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 194 $133,367 87.39%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 181 $62,596 81.90%
Family and General Practitioners 174 $127,561 90.63%
Data Warehousing Specialists 167 $72,135 86.98%
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 9,481 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 %
Southwest Kidney Institute Plc 96 $134,311 87.27%
First Citizens Bank And Trust Co 95 $118,806 87.96%
Banner Health 95 $84,397 87.96%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 95 $100,346 89.62%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 94 $85,146 91.26%
Arm Inc 94 $96,810 92.16%
Artha Data Solutions Llc 94 $70,540 92.16%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc 94 $105,097 93.07%
System Soft Technologies Llc 93 $73,421 93.00%
Roosevelt School District 66 93 $36,990 93.94%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Doubletree Paper Mills Llc 7 $77,394 35.00%
Cisco Systems Inc 7 $90,407 35.00%
Oneneck It Services 6 $57,297 31.58%
Arizona Department Of Transportation 6 $60,497 31.58%
Akdhc Llc 6 $162,646 31.58%
Kpmg Llp 6 $85,252 33.33%
Restaurant Sachiko Inc 6 $27,192 33.33%
Hdr Engineering Inc 6 $103,802 33.33%
Sonoran Science Academy Broadway 6 $50,473 33.33%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 6 $84,684 33.33%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dry Pea And Bean Farming 4 $25,470 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 3 $30,084 100.00%
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining And Quarrying 2 $28,902 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 2 $29,598 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 2 $29,598 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 2 $30,763 100.00%
Apple Orchards 2 $19,656 100.00%
Food Service Contractors 2 $23,036 100.00%
Wholesale Trade 2 $28,808 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 2 $32,490 100.00%

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