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 %
Database Administrators 1,125 $73,682 89.07%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,105 $142,195 89.40%
Electrical Engineers 1,035 $85,302 85.12%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,000 $37,564 93.20%
Industrial Engineers 913 $84,873 90.58%
Management Analysts 905 $70,209 93.40%
Operations Research Analysts 832 $63,727 87.12%
Materials Engineers 821 $93,621 90.92%
Civil Engineers 799 $68,414 93.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 783 $36,814 92.77%
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 %
India 2,767 $217,176 48.71%
Mexico 277 $63,155 37.03%
China 266 $76,521 42.36%
Philippines 236 $42,097 44.11%
Canada 138 $1,101,465 39.66%
South Korea 93 $51,639 42.47%
Brazil 47 $60,294 41.59%
Taiwan 44 $78,481 46.81%
United Kingdom 38 $96,363 42.22%
Nepal 37 $77,164 41.57%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coeus Corp 2 $63,638 100.00%
Infosemantics Inc 2 $70,762 100.00%
Element Technologies Inc 2 $60,549 100.00%
Clear Channel Outdoor Inc 2 $61,100 100.00%
Hoffman Construction Company Of Arizona 2 $60,320 100.00%
Lithia Motors Support Services Inc 2 $70,720 100.00%
Amerco Real Estate Company 2 $65,905 100.00%
Caliber Funding Llc 2 $60,445 100.00%
Spectrum Dynamic Research Corp 2 $66,040 100.00%
Latitude Service Company Inc 2 $60,528 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arizona (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 23 $29,497 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 23 $33,611 100.00%
Potato Farming 23 $35,363 100.00%
Crop Production 20 $29,227 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 20 $23,467 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 19 $32,235 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 16 $33,041 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 12 $26,884 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 11 $30,654 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $29,676 100.00%

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 $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