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 %
Engineers, All Other 310 $76,212 87.57%
Business Intelligence Analysts 280 $77,633 85.11%
Sales Engineers 254 $97,403 78.15%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 251 $136,575 86.25%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 239 $48,248 85.36%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 228 $50,810 82.91%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 218 $63,713 84.50%
Computer Network Architects 211 $91,906 88.28%
Construction Managers 202 $82,694 91.40%
Marketing Managers 183 $100,441 86.73%
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 %
American General Life Insurance Company 2 $67,507 100.00%
Southern Arizona Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Lp 2 $61,974 100.00%
Blockwise Engineering Llc 2 $68,193 100.00%
Rival Technologies Llc 2 $61,246 100.00%
Inform Diagnostics Inc 2 $63,284 100.00%
Sri Systems Inc 2 $60,000 100.00%
Mag Drive Llc 2 $60,008 100.00%
Endocrinology Associates Pa 2 $118,217 100.00%
Navajo Health Foundationsage Memorial Hospital 2 $60,830 100.00%
Ms Addison And Associates 2 $62,785 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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