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 %
Software Developers, Applications 19,311 $86,345 91.03%
Computer Systems Analysts 15,805 $71,795 95.30%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,410 $66,649 93.29%
Computer Programmers 4,811 $60,593 91.57%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 2,823 $93,099 92.29%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,430 $89,346 88.78%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,661 $123,436 93.11%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,525 $73,667 95.31%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,370 $69,535 90.25%
Mechanical Engineers 1,357 $82,817 89.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 1,645 $297,550 91.54%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 674 $84,372 64.37%
Software Developers, Systems Software 412 $89,741 156.65%
Computer Systems Analysts 346 $89,793 153.10%
Materials Engineers 260 $87,578 140.54%
Computer Occupations, All Other 218 $88,028 130.54%
Internists, General 117 $133,489 72.22%
Electrical Engineers 97 $83,414 62.58%
Industrial Engineers 94 $84,064 65.28%
Mechanical Engineers 83 $87,552 66.94%
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 %
Jordan 17 $130,342 50.00%
Israel 16 $94,354 48.48%
Colombia 15 $71,782 48.39%
Australia 14 $71,782 48.28%
Russia 14 $98,780 50.00%
Italy 14 $62,888 51.85%
South Africa 13 $61,630 50.00%
Venezuela 12 $88,738 46.15%
Ghana 12 $77,326 48.00%
Japan 12 $73,391 48.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arizona (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dots Technologies Inc 12 $69,705 92.31%
Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation 12 $189,093 92.31%
Southwest Rehabilitation Associates 12 $47,282 92.31%
Willcox Unified School District 13 12 $36,738 92.31%
Creighton School District 12 $42,418 92.31%
Peoria Unified School District 12 $41,703 92.31%
Arizona Production Packaging 12 $49,920 92.31%
Astra Inc 12 $59,890 92.31%
Sunnyside Unified School District No 12 12 $40,911 92.31%
Pvk Corporation 12 $70,328 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transact Communications Llc 1 $66,144 50.00%
The Vanguard Group 1 $77,314 50.00%
Sierra Vista Regional Health Center Medical Group 1 $208,000 50.00%
Sandhills Global 1 $59,030 50.00%
Willscot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp 1 $134,285 50.00%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc 1 $67,621 50.00%
Ayers Saint Gross 1 $32,822 50.00%
Salad And Go 1 $61,360 50.00%
Architectureinfrastructureresearch Dba Air 1 $43,555 50.00%
Jet Pipe Industries Co 1 $82,555 50.00%

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