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 %
Software Developers, Applications 19,374 $86,330 91.33%
Computer Systems Analysts 15,820 $71,807 95.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,420 $66,634 93.44%
Computer Programmers 4,814 $60,601 91.63%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,566 $90,550 92.07%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,478 $89,231 90.54%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,528 $73,703 95.50%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,399 $116,831 92.59%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,370 $69,535 90.73%
Database Administrators 1,127 $73,717 89.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 354 $28,020 544.62%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 97 $22,972 170.18%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 94 $28,138 167.86%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 70 $27,587 159.09%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 15 $36,579 35.71%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 13 $44,518 36.11%
Nursery Workers 8 $26,853 25.00%
Animal Breeders 6 $50,200 19.35%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $29,259 13.64%
Construction Laborers 3 $31,339 13.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,643 $297,796 91.43%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 659 $83,591 63.86%
Software Developers, Systems Software 412 $89,741 156.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 346 $89,793 154.46%
Materials Engineers 256 $87,398 147.98%
Computer Occupations, All Other 217 $88,041 135.63%
Internists, General 117 $133,489 80.14%
Industrial Engineers 89 $83,547 62.24%
Electrical Engineers 85 $82,726 62.04%
Mechanical Engineers 80 $87,616 64.52%
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 %
Colombia 14 $66,013 45.16%
Israel 14 $94,661 45.16%
Vietnam 13 $60,486 43.33%
Russia 13 $95,875 50.00%
Venezuela 12 $88,738 50.00%
Ghana 12 $77,326 50.00%
Japan 12 $73,391 50.00%
Australia 12 $97,989 52.17%
Egypt 11 $105,549 47.83%
South Africa 11 $65,140 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vsion Technologies Inc 31 $89,425 88.57%
Matson Navigation Company 31 $107,982 88.57%
Be Aerospace Inc 31 $66,581 91.18%
Niit Technologies Limited 31 $69,026 91.18%
Strategic Resources International Inc 31 $62,150 91.18%
Paradise Valley Unified School District 31 $38,472 91.18%
Epace Technologies Inc 31 $69,798 91.18%
Harvest Power Community Development Group Inc 31 $39,181 91.18%
University Of Arizona 30 $78,561 88.24%
Tech Fabric Llc 30 $86,361 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sungrow Usa Corporation 2 $75,796 40.00%
Proton Energy Systems Inc 2 $158,153 40.00%
Freeportmcmoran Bagdad Inc 2 $105,237 40.00%
Natures Truth Llc 2 $117,790 40.00%
Smurfit Kappa North America Llc 2 $66,238 40.00%
Asi Operations Llc 2 $100,391 40.00%
Buckeye Flight Exp Llc 2 $77,970 40.00%
Soaren Management Llc 2 $85,135 40.00%
Canyon Tech Inc 2 $70,044 40.00%
Country Villa Llc 2 $23,296 40.00%

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming 8 $27,271 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 6 $50,200 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 5 $28,700 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 5 $26,840 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 5 $20,713 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 5 $25,334 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 4 $29,203 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 4 $30,649 100.00%
Wineries 4 $28,621 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 4 $29,312 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services 25 $93,823 28.74%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing 23 $100,804 26.44%
Educational Support Services 23 $82,824 27.06%
Temporary Help Services 23 $19,989,825 28.75%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 21 $15,326 28.38%
Used Car Dealers 19 $100,651 31.15%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 17 $69,925 28.81%
Electric Power Distribution 15 $99,105 29.41%
Computer And Electronic Product Manufacturing 14 $89,638 29.79%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 14 $74,174 31.11%

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