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 %
Cost Estimators 104 $61,450 82.54%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 103 $76,429 84.43%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 96 $37,144 82.05%
Instructional Coordinators 96 $43,399 84.21%
Physical Therapists 94 $62,959 82.46%
Physicists 93 $61,008 84.55%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 88 $58,731 80.00%
Biomedical Engineers 87 $71,422 79.09%
Database Architects 86 $87,376 78.90%
Pediatricians, General 85 $119,629 80.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Environmental Engineers 11 $77,777 42.31%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 11 $23,700 42.31%
Pediatricians, General 10 $96,830 38.46%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 10 $39,122 38.46%
Psychiatrists 10 $141,419 38.46%
Chemists 10 $68,047 41.67%
Computer Network Architects 9 $114,248 37.50%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $46,494 39.13%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 9 $52,240 39.13%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $73,277 39.13%
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 %
Lebanon 11 $85,412 50.00%
Italy 11 $67,322 52.38%
Sri Lanka 9 $75,809 42.86%
Costa Rica 9 $96,068 42.86%
Peru 7 $81,637 36.84%
Jamaica 7 $57,011 36.84%
Indonesia 7 $75,409 41.18%
Spain 7 $100,035 41.18%
Ireland 7 $89,892 43.75%
Ethiopia 6 $73,906 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 44 $65,218 91.67%
Apogee Medical Group Inc 44 $148,560 91.67%
Omega Alpha Academy 44 $32,665 91.67%
Deer Valley Unified School District 97 44 $37,539 91.67%
Shamrock Foods Company 43 $71,010 89.58%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 43 $83,329 91.49%
Techtu Business Solutions Inc 43 $75,409 91.49%
Garmin International Inc 43 $79,041 91.49%
Tivity Health Services Llc 42 $81,809 91.30%
Caterpillar Inc 42 $87,029 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wood Bros Farms A Partnership 3 $14,352 37.50%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 3 $75,573 37.50%
Validity Inc 3 $76,606 37.50%
Career Success Schools 3 $37,622 37.50%
Solugenix Corporation 3 $84,885 37.50%
Tristar Inc 3 $79,817 37.50%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 3 $70,366 37.50%
Tucson Electric Power Company 3 $103,078 37.50%
Bank Of America 3 $95,288 42.86%
Medicis 3 $92,976 42.86%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 39,045 $72,503 93.83%
Computer Systems Design Services 6,479 $79,577 94.23%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 3,674 $90,810 75.86%
Credit Card Issuing 3,578 $99,355 92.22%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,465 $60,626 92.47%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,757 $76,857 88.54%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 2,715 $37,102 92.50%
Engineering Services 1,688 $73,354 87.64%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 1,624 $85,607 88.07%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,437 $78,509 96.51%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 236 $25,774 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 107 $32,133 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $24,815 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 60 $29,576 100.00%
Sheep Farming 58 $19,674 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 55 $28,210 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $28,139 100.00%
Apiculture 25 $26,790 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 23 $28,917 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 23 $28,842 100.00%

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