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 %
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 122 $80,690 81.33%
General and Operations Managers 122 $82,871 81.88%
Physical Therapists 113 $67,481 79.58%
Instructional Coordinators 109 $43,575 86.51%
Physicists 100 $61,696 80.00%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 96 $59,902 76.80%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 96 $37,144 77.42%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 92 $54,754 74.19%
Biomedical Engineers 91 $71,652 73.98%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 91 $55,784 73.98%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 12 $30,571 42.86%
Logisticians 12 $61,343 42.86%
Construction Laborers 12 $32,780 44.44%
Environmental Engineers 11 $77,777 40.74%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 11 $38,309 42.31%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 11 $21,944 42.31%
Pediatricians, General 10 $96,830 38.46%
Chemists 10 $68,047 38.46%
Psychiatrists 10 $141,419 38.46%
Cost Estimators 10 $57,059 41.67%
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 %
Kosovo 1 $42,786 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $208,000 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $47,611 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $74,381 50.00%
Albania 1 $137,696 50.00%
Libya 1 $194,293 50.00%
Iraq 1 $31,242 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $61,547 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $58,060 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $41,910 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mgc Pure Chemicals America Inc 2 $65,083 100.00%
Site Consultants Inc 2 $56,722 100.00%
Tower Engineering Professionals Inc 2 $55,765 100.00%
Mga Home Healthcare Llc 2 $56,628 100.00%
Trace Consulting Llc 2 $56,566 100.00%
Schwan Consulting Se Llc 2 $56,566 100.00%
Mercer Health Amp Benefits Llc 2 $64,626 100.00%
Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation 2 $61,860 100.00%
Ncs Pearson Inc An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Pearson Plc 2 $59,967 100.00%
Communication Technology Services Llc 2 $74,548 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 42,051 $74,070 93.68%
Computer Systems Design Services 7,114 $81,211 94.34%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 4,269 $93,298 80.33%
Credit Card Issuing 4,259 $104,714 94.79%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,891 $61,633 87.67%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 3,072 $37,961 90.97%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,977 $78,499 89.67%
Engineering Services 1,921 $75,358 88.53%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 1,833 $88,061 88.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,523 $79,697 96.39%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 380 $29,286 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 120 $28,083 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 108 $32,702 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 81 $32,063 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 71 $30,926 100.00%
Sheep Farming 66 $20,163 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 41 $30,275 100.00%
Apiculture 38 $28,158 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 38 $30,710 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 33 $30,212 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 2,394 $85,627 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,973 $148,019 100.00%
Credit Card Issuing 992 $97,786 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 813 $38,787 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 706 $65,437 100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 494 $85,552 100.00%
Engineering Services 394 $80,270 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 301 $117,754 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 262 $135,412 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 255 $89,885 100.00%

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