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 %
Construction Laborers 12 $32,780 42.86%
Cooks, Restaurant 12 $30,571 42.86%
Logisticians 12 $61,343 44.44%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 11 $21,944 40.74%
Environmental Engineers 11 $77,777 42.31%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 11 $38,309 42.31%
Pediatricians, General 10 $96,830 38.46%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 10 $39,122 38.46%
Chemists 10 $68,047 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 %
American General Life Insurance Company 2 $67,507 100.00%
Southern Arizona Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Lp 2 $61,974 100.00%
Blockwise Engineering Llc 2 $68,193 100.00%
Rival Technologies Llc 2 $61,246 100.00%
Inform Diagnostics Inc 2 $63,284 100.00%
Sri Systems Inc 2 $60,000 100.00%
Mag Drive Llc 2 $60,008 100.00%
Endocrinology Associates Pa 2 $118,217 100.00%
Navajo Health Foundationsage Memorial Hospital 2 $60,830 100.00%
Ms Addison And Associates 2 $62,785 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 2 $29,598 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 2 $30,763 100.00%
Business Associations 2 $26,853 100.00%
Wholesale Trade 2 $28,808 100.00%
Food Service Contractors 2 $23,036 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $29,671 100.00%
Landscaping Services 2 $33,218 100.00%
Apple Orchards 2 $19,656 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 2 $29,598 100.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $39,520 100.00%

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