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 %
Akdhc Llc 33 $157,451 91.67%
Pharmaceutical Research Associates Inc 33 $87,235 91.67%
Southwest Behavioral Health Services 33 $47,450 91.67%
Sunquest Information Systems Inc 33 $49,451 91.67%
Chinle Unified School District 24 33 $33,757 91.67%
Kpmg Llp 33 $61,884 91.67%
Cavalry Portfolio Services Llc 33 $59,944 94.29%
Nextiva 32 $110,305 91.43%
Technosoft Group Inc 32 $76,496 91.43%
Lifelock Inc 32 $88,456 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inteplast Group Corporation 2 $84,625 33.33%
Osisoft Llc 2 $68,484 33.33%
Currie Brown Inc 2 $60,601 40.00%
Total Transit Enterprises Llc 2 $76,336 40.00%
Med Cure Internal Medicine Plc 2 $101,608 40.00%
Infor Us Inc 2 $109,741 40.00%
Sparrowone Llc 2 $91,115 40.00%
Golden Mates Llc 2 $46,987 40.00%
Valley Surgical Clinics Ltd 2 $197,600 40.00%
Prosper Marketplace 2 $64,366 40.00%

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