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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 181 $45,858 90.50%
Computer Hardware Engineers 178 $90,536 92.23%
Family and General Practitioners 174 $127,561 90.63%
Data Warehousing Specialists 165 $72,083 91.16%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 144 $59,592 84.21%
Environmental Engineers 139 $65,982 82.74%
Cost Estimators 136 $65,524 83.44%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 134 $78,175 85.35%
Logisticians 132 $63,295 84.08%
Biological Scientists, All Other 123 $53,788 78.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Production Managers 16 $87,039 43.24%
Family and General Practitioners 15 $116,148 44.12%
Financial Managers 14 $104,953 42.42%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14 $60,115 42.42%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 13 $24,374 39.39%
Training and Development Specialists 13 $60,682 40.63%
Aerospace Engineers 13 $96,549 41.94%
Logisticians 12 $61,343 40.00%
Construction Laborers 12 $32,780 40.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 12 $92,154 42.86%
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 %
Saama Technologies Inc 188 $84,998 93.53%
American Express Company 188 $101,180 93.53%
Freeport Mcmoran Morenci Inc 187 $72,057 94.44%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 186 $122,181 94.42%
Amazon Web Services Inc 176 $96,560 91.67%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 175 $76,228 94.59%
Apollo Group Inc 169 $79,010 91.85%
Republic Services Inc 168 $93,079 92.82%
The Reinalt Thomas Corporation 167 $108,147 93.30%
Kforce Inc 162 $85,135 91.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clark Bees 5 $32,090 100.00%
Evergreen Turf Inc 5 $30,497 100.00%
Agro Cargo Llc 5 $26,944 100.00%
Zion Harvest Inc 5 $21,344 100.00%
Chi Employee Benefit Company 4 $32,422 100.00%
Casa De Lena Farms 4 $20,259 100.00%
Taylors Herbs Garden Of Arizona 4 $22,199 100.00%
Joseph Auza Sheep Cojoseph Auza Jr 4 $9,000 100.00%
Moon Valley Nursery Of Arizona Retail Llc Fka Moon Valley Nursery Inc 4 $31,408 100.00%
Pgm Packing Inc 4 $29,203 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shutterfly Inc 13 $93,242 34.21%
Cocopah Nurseries Of Arizona Inc 12 $16,105 32.43%
K Momo Inc 12 $57,457 32.43%
Ernst Young Us Llp 12 $93,268 33.33%
Peoria Unified School District No 11 12 $38,926 34.29%
Banner University Medical Group 12 $138,324 34.29%
The Reinalt Thomas Corporation Dba Discount Tire 12 $104,165 34.29%
Slk Holdings Llc 12 $89,295 34.29%
Morris Landscape Inc 11 $15,226 32.35%
Phoenix Union High School District 11 $36,913 34.38%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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