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 %
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 %
Aetna Life Insurance Company 40 $68,284 90.91%
Kbr Global It Solutions Llc 40 $60,281 90.91%
Altimetrik Corp 40 $93,803 90.91%
3i Infotech Inc 40 $64,218 90.91%
Celtic Cross Holdings Inc 40 $70,641 90.91%
Midwestern University 40 $83,710 93.02%
Riim Llc 40 $81,277 93.02%
Bechtel Global Corporation 39 $103,646 90.70%
Tuba City Unified School District 39 $33,596 90.70%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 38 $57,046 88.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical Security Card Company 2 $59,655 28.57%
M A Mortenson Company 2 $114,442 28.57%
Gannett Fleming Inc 2 $70,762 28.57%
Pdk Contracting Inc 2 $18,533 28.57%
Mutual Trading Co Inc 2 $41,299 28.57%
Prescio Consulting Llc 2 $66,570 28.57%
Cardinal Health 2 $49,531 28.57%
Modis Inc 2 $73,071 28.57%
Sebit Llc 2 $35,100 28.57%
Ddcam Inc 2 $59,342 28.57%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

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