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Arkansas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
37,715 82.16% $71,184 H-1B
5,455 11.88% $24,988 H-2A
2,573 5.61% $249,224 PERM
159 0.35% $78,835 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arkansas has seen a total of 45,902 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arkansas is the H-1B visa with 37,715 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 82.16% of Arkansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 5,455 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 11.88% of Arkansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arkansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 14 $58,286 82.35%
Manufacturing Engineers 14 $82,157 82.35%
Environmental Engineers 14 $55,884 87.50%
Construction Managers 13 $63,728 81.25%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 13 $32,696 81.25%
Human Resources Specialists 13 $51,234 81.25%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 13 $40,885 86.67%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $46,167 86.67%
Coaches and Scouts 13 $29,366 86.67%
Biostatisticians 13 $54,265 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 3,768 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 818 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peru 4 $66,344 50.00%
Lebanon 3 $94,182 37.50%
Bulgaria 3 $49,649 42.86%
Australia 3 $77,646 42.86%
Uganda 3 $77,133 50.00%
Iraq 3 $38,768 50.00%
Hong Kong 3 $56,444 50.00%
Ecuador 3 $83,498 50.00%
Russia 3 $66,396 50.00%
Ghana 3 $28,739 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Entergy Arkansas Inc 4 $56,191 100.00%
Dataquest Corp 4 $69,587 100.00%
Healthy Connections Inc 4 $78,281 100.00%
Quantum Vision Llc 4 $71,032 100.00%
Technology Consultants Inc 4 $58,516 100.00%
Edge It Corp 4 $67,912 100.00%
Centraprise Corp 4 $71,490 100.00%
Magic Vapor Llc 4 $66,831 100.00%
Long Finch Technologies Llc 4 $62,905 100.00%
Sira Consulting Inc 4 $68,063 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kr Farms 2 $28,434 100.00%
Barnhill Orchards 2 $25,303 100.00%
Lake Village Seed Tire Co 2 $19,729 100.00%
Windmill Rice Company Llc 2 $21,174 100.00%
Hs Jeter Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
Anderson Bros Fisheries Inc 2 $17,108 100.00%
Gg Farms Inc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Smith Farmland Inc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Organic Solutions Farms Inc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Nuway Fuel Farms 2 $20,145 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1,402 $26,666 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 701 $25,637 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 384 $26,646 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 328 $22,415 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 258 $25,114 100.00%
Rice Farming 192 $25,277 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 177 $25,187 100.00%
Potato Farming 171 $24,505 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $27,142 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 126 $24,436 100.00%

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 $71,184. 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