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 %
Dentists, General 55 $116,708 80.88%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 54 $52,095 80.60%
Microbiologists 53 $47,058 80.30%
Chief Executives 53 $172,391 85.48%
Managers, All Other 49 $76,255 79.03%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 48 $53,407 80.00%
Computer Network Support Specialists 48 $55,809 84.21%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $45,221 82.46%
Industrial Production Managers 47 $90,033 82.46%
Financial Specialists, All Other 46 $66,781 82.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biomedical Engineers 6 $85,190 37.50%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 6 $81,668 37.50%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 6 $37,759 37.50%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6 $49,823 37.50%
Food Preparation Workers 5 $23,088 33.33%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 5 $16,274 33.33%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 5 $62,205 33.33%
Surgeons 5 $193,914 33.33%
Purchasing Managers 5 $105,809 33.33%
Clergy 5 $29,652 35.71%
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 %
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $74,381 50.00%
Fiji 1 $50,627 50.00%
Estonia 1 $60,882 50.00%
Mongolia 1 $18,720 50.00%
Morocco 1 $65,000 50.00%
Palestine 1 $71,885 50.00%
Portugal 1 $58,053 50.00%
Grenada 1 $171,018 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 1 $58,739 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $61,547 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Data Warehouse Labs Inc 17 $78,897 89.47%
Fluidic Inc 17 $72,739 89.47%
Swanktek Inc 17 $77,238 89.47%
Pax Technology Inc 17 $67,727 89.47%
Amadeus North America Inc 17 $81,691 89.47%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 17 $58,727 89.47%
Caris Mpi Inc 17 $64,668 89.47%
Net Android Corporation 17 $67,994 89.47%
Infoysys Limited 17 $59,434 89.47%
Alpha Net Consulting Llc 17 $67,354 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Power One Inc 1 $58,074 33.33%
Sun Valley Hope Animal Hospital 1 $40,539 33.33%
Avanade Inc 1 $91,458 33.33%
Yuma Cardiac Center Pc 1 $130,083 33.33%
Altar Valley School District 1 $36,500 33.33%
Profile Extrusion Company 1 $92,685 33.33%
American Conservation Experience 1 $64,272 33.33%
Phoenix Staff Inc 1 $72,987 33.33%
Cisco Soccer Club 1 $26,007 33.33%
Physicians Care Alliance 1 $86,965 33.33%

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