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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 %
India 1,039 $206,100 42.95%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 80 $42,076 31.50%
China 57 $63,264 25.91%
Brazil 51 $35,181 35.92%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 33.85%
Pakistan 36 $101,926 41.38%
Nepal 24 $73,959 34.29%
South Africa 22 $31,111 43.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ait Global Inc 12 $72,251 92.31%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 12 $52,177 92.31%
Strategic Resources International Inc 12 $69,597 92.31%
Spr Software Systems Llc 12 $74,688 92.31%
Cognitive Artificial Intelligence Inc 12 $69,987 92.31%
Vrpro It Llc 12 $79,451 92.31%
Ncr Corporation 12 $77,624 92.31%
Lanxess Corporation 12 $77,010 92.31%
Kanap Systems Llc 12 $77,045 100.00%
Vadlo Systems Llc 12 $76,395 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bohanan Ag 7 $26,808 100.00%
Ryce Farm Partnership 7 $26,006 100.00%
A A Farms 7 $23,997 100.00%
Dc Warren Farms 7 $25,667 100.00%
Cottonwood Farms 7 $27,673 100.00%
Wallace Farms A Partnership 7 $26,169 100.00%
Marje Farms 7 $21,626 100.00%
Chase Swindle Farms 7 $24,136 100.00%
Coffee Bayou Planting Company 7 $27,156 100.00%
Green Hill Farms Inc 7 $25,440 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Via Roma 1 $48,818 50.00%
Liveramp Inc 1 $95,618 50.00%
Risever Machinery Llc 1 $43,826 50.00%
Noydeen Sisters Medical Group And Clinics 1 $73,195 50.00%
Unity Health White County Physician Group 1 $59,030 50.00%
James A Rogers Excavating Inc 1 $26,978 50.00%
Las Mesitas 1 $25,771 50.00%
Arkansas Pain Care Clinics Pa 1 $38,480 50.00%
Thomas Engineering Company 1 $70,283 50.00%
Bramucci Farms 1 $41,683 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 39 $26,731 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 35 $24,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 34 $27,424 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $27,042 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 29 $28,386 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 28 $26,098 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $25,767 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 22 $28,150 100.00%

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