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 %
Argentina 6 $74,201 42.86%
Singapore 6 $112,461 42.86%
Dominican Republic 6 $116,029 46.15%
Romania 6 $46,110 46.15%
Netherlands 6 $71,129 46.15%
Ethiopia 6 $73,906 46.15%
Ukraine 5 $92,073 38.46%
Hong Kong 5 $78,577 41.67%
Sweden 4 $92,397 33.33%
Thailand 4 $42,448 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastech Digital Alliances Inc 9 $90,466 90.00%
Everspin Technologies Inc 9 $102,736 90.00%
Paradox Inc 9 $101,259 90.00%
Benchmark Electronics Inc 9 $90,633 90.00%
Icrossing Inc 9 $92,923 90.00%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Fl Inc 9 $105,824 90.00%
Community Care Health Network Llc 9 $103,136 90.00%
Drake Cement Llc 9 $87,939 90.00%
Virtue Group Llc 9 $81,874 90.00%
Microinfo Inc 9 $70,473 90.00%
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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