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 %
Aerospace Engineers 11 $76,746 91.67%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 10 $44,054 90.91%
Financial Specialists, All Other 10 $43,268 90.91%
Physicists 10 $63,742 90.91%
Computer Network Support Specialists 9 $33,910 81.82%
Human Resources Specialists 9 $45,402 90.00%
Biostatisticians 9 $49,481 90.00%
Biomedical Engineers 9 $57,438 90.00%
Purchasing Managers 9 $83,554 90.00%
Neurologists 9 $172,605 90.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 2 $37,841 66.67%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1 $46,634 33.33%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 1 $54,475 33.33%
Medical and Health Services Managers 1 $73,195 33.33%
Computer Network Support Specialists 1 $63,814 33.33%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1 $26,458 33.33%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 1 $45,594 33.33%
Web Developers 1 $69,264 33.33%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 1 $40,997 33.33%
Parking Lot Attendants 1 $17,680 33.33%
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 %
India 841 $232,044 40.10%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 69 $43,718 31.36%
China 55 $61,201 26.19%
Brazil 45 $36,733 36.00%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 43.56%
Pakistan 28 $74,418 36.84%
Nepal 23 $72,390 38.98%
South Africa 16 $30,189 34.04%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mercury Systems Inc 25 $62,902 92.59%
Mu Sigma Business Solutions Llc 25 $51,798 92.59%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 25 $61,354 96.15%
First Orion Corp 24 $71,045 92.31%
Marlabs Inc 24 $70,360 92.31%
Inteliblue Llc 23 $69,538 92.00%
Global Touchpoints Inc Duns 13 8058305 23 $68,624 92.00%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 23 $76,513 92.00%
National Soft Systems Inc 23 $78,228 92.00%
Natsoft Corporation 23 $77,923 95.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Veitsch Radex America Inc 1 $54,933 25.00%
Suitor Painting Llc 1 $27,789 25.00%
Vegrandis Llc 1 $53,934 25.00%
Equity News Services Inc 1 $42,786 25.00%
Varamil Randal Inc Dba Subway 1 $25,584 25.00%
Derm Cosmetics Lab Inc 1 $77,501 25.00%
Cinepark Investments Inc 1 $36,546 25.00%
Sekisui Of Little Rock Inc 1 $20,093 25.00%
Victory Television Network Inc 1 $78,416 25.00%
Arkansas Wholesale Lumber Co Inc 1 $35,630 25.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 101 $25,566 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 84 $22,926 100.00%
Soybean Farming 81 $25,416 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 61 $23,037 100.00%
Aquaculture 45 $24,666 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $24,145 100.00%
Corn Farming 39 $23,800 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 37 $23,908 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 36 $23,380 100.00%
Cotton Farming 35 $23,923 100.00%

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 $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