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 %
Software Developers, Applications 19,311 $86,345 91.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 15,805 $71,795 95.30%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,410 $66,649 93.29%
Computer Programmers 4,811 $60,593 91.57%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,823 $93,099 92.29%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,430 $89,346 88.78%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,661 $123,436 93.11%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,525 $73,667 95.31%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,370 $69,535 90.25%
Mechanical Engineers 1,357 $82,817 89.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,645 $297,550 91.54%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 674 $84,372 64.37%
Software Developers, Systems Software 412 $89,741 156.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 346 $89,793 153.10%
Materials Engineers 260 $87,578 140.54%
Computer Occupations, All Other 218 $88,028 130.54%
Internists, General 117 $133,489 72.22%
Electrical Engineers 97 $83,414 62.58%
Industrial Engineers 94 $84,064 65.28%
Mechanical Engineers 83 $87,552 66.94%
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 %
Cyprus 1 $43,190 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $82,638 50.00%
Moldova 1 $48,630 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $27,144 100.00%
Mauritania 1 $141,066 100.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $194,293 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $57,429 100.00%
Chad 1 $68,661 100.00%
Guyana 1 $208,000 100.00%
Zambia 1 $79,331 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mufg Bank Ltd 45 $120,409 90.00%
Deloitte Tax Llp 45 $65,176 90.00%
Tivity Health Services Llc 44 $85,583 89.80%
Ajo Unified School District 15 44 $33,318 89.80%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 44 $65,218 89.80%
Marana Health Center 44 $114,303 89.80%
Omega Alpha Academy 44 $32,665 89.80%
First Solar Electric Llc 44 $68,265 91.67%
Gowan Company Llc 44 $66,646 91.67%
Amazoncomazdc Llc 44 $70,161 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Muehlstaetter Performance Horses Llc 1 $33,946 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 46 1 $33,946 100.00%
Faria Dairy 1 $20,426 100.00%
Black Mountian Nursery Inc 1 $33,946 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 25 1 $33,946 100.00%
Elkhorn Packing Collc 1 $18,655 100.00%
Gonzalez Custom Cutting 1 $20,197 100.00%
Sequoia Farm Foundation 1 $21,923 100.00%
Lazy Sw Ranch Llc 1 $33,946 100.00%
Foothill Packing Inc Yu 44 1 $33,946 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All About Speech Llc 3 $49,074 42.86%
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation 3 $102,842 42.86%
Tech Fabric Llc 3 $84,427 42.86%
Tollplus Llc 3 $111,827 42.86%
Paradox Inc 3 $105,054 42.86%
Cruise Llc 3 $81,765 42.86%
Hanchett Entry Systems Inc 3 $58,947 42.86%
Deca Technologies Inc 3 $104,575 42.86%
Archsol Llc 3 $61,103 42.86%
Squire Motor Inns Inc 3 $30,929 42.86%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $57,263 100.00%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 2 $127,130 100.00%
Saw Blade And Handtool Manufacturing 2 $74,828 100.00%
Technical And Trade Schools 2 $60,403 100.00%
Fertilizer And Compost Manufacturing 2 $66,082 100.00%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 2 $71,136 100.00%
Beauty Salons 2 $61,901 100.00%
Roofing Contractors 2 $39,260 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 2 $122,336 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 2 $74,756 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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