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 %
Mechanical Engineers 1,116 $80,343 88.36%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,106 $142,223 89.48%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 902 $36,683 85.42%
Electrical Engineers 888 $83,892 91.45%
Management Analysts 841 $68,829 93.24%
Industrial Engineers 803 $83,221 90.63%
Information Technology Project Managers 761 $83,574 86.48%
Operations Research Analysts 759 $63,566 94.88%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 726 $75,795 92.02%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 674 $35,912 88.45%
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 %
Syntel Consulting Inc 1,101 $66,903 91.75%
Arizona State University 1,061 $50,803 90.68%
Wipro Limited 817 $66,015 90.88%
Accenture Llp 698 $76,278 94.84%
Ibm Corporation 592 $77,171 83.38%
Microchip Technology Inc 581 $74,732 82.65%
Amazoncom Services Llc 577 $79,728 96.97%
Ntt Data Inc 553 $82,299 95.34%
Mindtree Limited 548 $69,700 94.81%
Paypal Inc 546 $98,689 95.79%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 65 $85,895 52.85%
San Carlos Unified School District 20 50 $37,840 40.98%
Us Airways Inc 43 $67,420 37.07%
Gbt Us Llc 42 $105,898 42.00%
6tuba City Unified School District 15 40 $36,247 41.67%
Florence Unified School District 1 37 $40,900 39.78%
Metasofttech Solutions 36 $79,657 40.00%
Bank Of The West 36 $110,712 40.91%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 34 $82,101 39.08%
Petsmart Inc 32 $100,119 37.21%

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