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 %
India 2,544 $226,910 50.32%
Mexico 258 $62,740 39.75%
China 239 $76,936 45.87%
Philippines 170 $47,577 36.17%
Canada 121 $1,242,969 39.03%
South Korea 93 $51,639 43.46%
Taiwan 41 $79,994 49.40%
Brazil 37 $61,690 45.68%
United Kingdom 36 $95,665 46.75%
Nepal 35 $77,652 51.47%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Texas Instruments Incorporated 249 $86,729 84.41%
Svb Financial Group 241 $100,818 81.97%
Early Warning Services Llc 241 $107,966 93.41%
Bank Of The West 230 $106,036 90.55%
Deloitte Touche Llp 218 $68,545 86.85%
Banner University Medical Group 203 $167,595 82.86%
Clairvoyant Llc 202 $81,158 90.18%
Freescale Semiconductor Inc 200 $67,982 90.50%
Mufg Union Bank Na 199 $103,893 90.87%
Godaddycom Llc 196 $93,805 91.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Community Care Health Network 16 $89,449 32.00%
Freeport Minerals Corporation 16 $102,439 33.33%
Net Orbit Inc 15 $81,694 31.91%
Aetna Life Insurance Company 15 $77,483 34.09%
Integrated Device Technology Inc 15 $84,242 34.88%
Qualcomm Atheros Inc 15 $83,461 34.88%
Equity Methods Llc 15 $71,011 34.88%
Cogent Healthcare Of Arizona Pc 15 $125,315 35.71%
Best Western International Inc 14 $97,325 33.33%
Vail Unified School District 14 $34,826 34.15%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 20 $23,467 100.00%
Crop Production 20 $29,227 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 17 $32,557 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 16 $33,041 100.00%
Hay Farming 14 $25,567 100.00%
Potato Farming 13 $28,858 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 11 $30,654 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $29,676 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 11 $28,570 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 8 $29,008 100.00%

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