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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Arkansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
33,715 83.34% $69,193 H-1B
4,326 10.69% $23,740 H-2A
2,269 5.61% $271,418 PERM
145 0.36% $78,553 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arkansas has seen a total of 40,455 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arkansas is the H-1B visa with 33,715 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.34% of Arkansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 4,326 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 10.69% of Arkansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arkansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Engineers 2 $68,162 50.00%
Coaches and Scouts 2 $37,841 50.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2 $29,671 66.67%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 2 $17,794 66.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks 2 $45,448 66.67%
Chemical Engineers 2 $97,698 66.67%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2 $103,470 66.67%
Environmental Engineers 2 $76,035 66.67%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2 $53,383 66.67%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $40,050 66.67%
Arkansas Employees Over Time
Arkansas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,412 employees were hired. Arkansas peaked in 2020 with 3,772 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,446 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Arkansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bulgaria 3 $49,649 42.86%
Australia 3 $77,646 42.86%
Uganda 3 $77,133 42.86%
Lebanon 3 $94,182 42.86%
Morocco 3 $64,209 50.00%
Iraq 3 $38,768 50.00%
Ghana 3 $28,739 50.00%
Ecuador 3 $83,498 50.00%
Russia 3 $66,396 60.00%
Denmark 2 $43,615 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Linkwell Solutions Llc 23 $59,673 95.83%
University Of Arkansas At Fort Smith 22 $45,136 95.65%
Miracle Software Sysytems Inc 22 $80,013 95.65%
Kforce Inc 22 $93,416 95.65%
Opera Technologies Inc 21 $60,846 91.30%
Active Enterprise Solutions 21 $52,201 91.30%
Emc Corporation 21 $85,536 91.30%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 21 $76,576 91.30%
Bmr Infotek Inc 20 $76,265 86.96%
Synapsis Inc 20 $77,164 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qualserv Solutions Llc 1 $52,395 25.00%
Curtis H Stout Inc 1 $63,066 25.00%
Estem Public Charter Schools 1 $44,813 25.00%
Morenci Unified School District 1 $32,490 25.00%
Entergy Arkansas Inc 1 $74,838 25.00%
Windmill Rice Company Llc 1 $47,549 25.00%
Bank Of The Ozarks 1 $121,701 25.00%
Grant Garrett Excavating Inc 1 $31,304 33.33%
Baxter County Regional Hospital Inc 1 $172,390 33.33%
Acxiom It Outsourcing Lp 1 $53,498 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 974 $25,410 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 565 $24,726 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 325 $22,296 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 289 $25,667 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 201 $23,759 100.00%
Rice Farming 153 $24,262 100.00%
Potato Farming 147 $23,628 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 138 $24,011 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 108 $23,588 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 103 $26,219 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 1,435 $22,289 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 485 $53,911 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 362 $74,004 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 315 $89,732 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 70 $57,159 40.00%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 22.82%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 39.24%
Full Service Restaurants 30 $24,403 39.47%
Engineering Services 27 $58,625 36.99%
Offices Of Physicians 16 $110,793 22.86%

Arkansas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Arkansas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Arkansas over all years is $69,193. 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