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 %
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 %
Sydata Inc	34	$80,049	87.18%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc	34	$91,532	89.47%
Katerra Inc	34	$69,142	89.47%
The Northern Trust Company	34	$95,012	89.47%
Clairvoyant Ai Inc	34	$91,791	89.47%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited	34	$90,753	89.47%
Citizens Financial Group Inc	34	$126,048	89.47%
Neudesic Llc	33	$98,004	86.84%
Sunquest Information Systems Inc	33	$49,451	86.84%
Chinle Unified School District 24	33	$33,757	86.84%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kawaii Japanese Asian Cuisine Inc	2	$52,562	33.33%
Trinity Health Care Llc Dba Chandler Drugs	2	$120,952	33.33%
Pearson Education Inc	2	$86,289	33.33%
Freeport Mcmoran Miami Inc	2	$87,641	33.33%
Pas Technologies	2	$99,507	33.33%
Pima Heart Physicians Pc	2	$189,603	33.33%
Benson Unified School District	2	$37,150	33.33%
J D Stevenson Associates	2	$85,301	33.33%
Med Cure Internal Medicine Plc	2	$101,608	33.33%
Total Transit Enterprises Llc	2	$76,336	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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Credit Card Issuing	952	$97,024	43.06%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	782	$38,586	40.88%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	673	$65,299	70.69%
Engineering Services	364	$79,138	46.55%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	205	$87,261	30.46%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	125	$86,052	26.10%
Commercial Banking	124	$104,377	34.07%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	119	$90,167	41.61%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	87	$82,360	33.46%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing	85	$93,329	33.86%

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.