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
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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2	$50,180	50.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks	2	$45,448	50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$40,050	50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2	$54,174	50.00%
Information Security Analysts	2	$83,752	50.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$50,152	50.00%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$46,430	50.00%
Clergy	2	$46,228	50.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2	$29,671	50.00%
Logisticians	2	$56,503	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 3,768 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 %
Keith Smith Company Inc	4	$58,365	100.00%
Precision Technologies Corp	4	$67,928	100.00%
Vbinfotek Inc	4	$57,746	100.00%
Americold Logistics Llc	4	$79,701	100.00%
Electronic Imaging Services Inc	4	$78,879	100.00%
Infobuilders Inc	4	$70,902	100.00%
Dvr Softek Inc	4	$68,609	100.00%
Infocepts Llc	4	$59,535	100.00%
Nvidia Corporation	4	$81,292	100.00%
Adven Technologies Inc	4	$73,081	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wvb Partnership	2	$30,222	100.00%
Mills Farms	2	$29,328	100.00%
Chase Guest Farms	2	$29,328	100.00%
Trail Farms Partnership	2	$19,136	100.00%
Randy Belinda Glenn	2	$29,328	100.00%
Wgp Farms	2	$27,165	100.00%
Holden Conner Seed Grain	2	$30,222	100.00%
Mjp Farms Llc	2	$31,200	100.00%
Paul Michael Company	2	$19,136	100.00%
Yoder Farms Partnership For B Y Farm Group	2	$19,210	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing	94	$77,651	94.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	85	$76,225	88.54%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	81	$66,344	95.29%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	75	$79,178	90.36%
Temporary Help Services	68	$64,531	82.93%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	64	$65,424	91.43%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	61	$59,999	88.41%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs	60	$138,776	96.77%
Commercial Banking	50	$73,775	96.15%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	46	$60,536	88.46%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	16	$73,458	72.73%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	15	$36,105	83.33%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	15	$93,791	88.24%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	14	$3,264,587	87.50%
Other Computer Related Services	14	$88,203	87.50%
Soybean Farming	13	$35,677	86.67%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	13	$97,720	86.67%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	12	$68,831	80.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	12	$30,150	85.71%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	11	$75,714	78.57%

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.