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 %
Marketing Managers 166 $98,717 89.73%
Computer Hardware Engineers 165 $88,042 91.16%
Construction Managers 159 $77,982 89.33%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 139 $45,824 87.97%
Environmental Engineers 129 $65,215 83.77%
Logisticians 129 $61,335 84.31%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 124 $57,241 84.35%
Biological Scientists, All Other 119 $52,793 81.51%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 112 $79,995 77.78%
General and Operations Managers 106 $83,617 75.18%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 13 $104,768 43.33%
Training and Development Specialists 13 $60,682 43.33%
Computer Hardware Engineers 12 $92,154 40.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 12 $18,968 41.38%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 12 $60,088 42.86%
Aerospace Engineers 12 $96,923 42.86%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 11 $38,309 39.29%
Environmental Engineers 11 $77,777 40.74%
Logisticians 11 $61,606 40.74%
Construction Managers 11 $83,151 42.31%
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 %
Trizetto Corporation A Cognizant Company 189 $85,664 90.00%
Saama Technologies Inc 188 $84,998 90.38%
Honeywell International Inc 184 $94,807 88.89%
Gbt Us Llc 178 $98,670 88.56%
Semiconductor Components Industries Llc 178 $91,835 90.36%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 175 $76,228 90.21%
Lucid Usa Inc 175 $96,680 91.62%
Apollo Group Inc 169 $79,010 91.35%
Northern Arizona University 169 $49,908 93.37%
Safeway Inc 165 $106,309 92.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Casa Grande Union High School District 14 $40,036 35.00%
Ineight Inc 14 $107,388 35.90%
Petsmart Llc Fka Petsmart Inc 14 $119,134 36.84%
Fox Technology Center Llc 13 $117,949 34.21%
Amazon Web Services Inc 13 $98,234 35.14%
Asml Us Llc 13 $78,309 36.11%
Shutterfly Inc 13 $93,242 36.11%
Mohave Valley Elementary School District 16 13 $38,458 36.11%
Peoria Unified School District No 11 12 $38,926 33.33%
Artha Data Solutions Llc 12 $101,296 34.29%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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