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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 %
Mechatronics Engineers 13 $83,504 86.67%
Physicists 12 $65,029 80.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $50,637 85.71%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 12 $49,429 85.71%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $40,559 85.71%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $47,530 92.31%
Accountants 11 $51,281 91.67%
Financial Specialists, All Other 11 $42,233 91.67%
Biomedical Engineers 11 $61,740 91.67%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 11 $43,786 91.67%
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 %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 12 $43,685 92.31%
Blytheville School District No 5 12 $38,150 92.31%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 12 $60,594 92.31%
Span Systems Corporation 12 $57,774 92.31%
Collabera Inc 12 $62,232 92.31%
Aspire Systems Inc 12 $50,468 92.31%
Transplace Texas Lp 12 $55,834 92.31%
3s Business Corporation 12 $62,272 92.31%
Amensys Inc 12 $72,540 92.31%
Nucor Yamato Steel Company 12 $77,165 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hdc Farms Llc 7 $27,518 100.00%
Ra Pickens Son Company 7 $26,686 100.00%
Petter Planting Llc 7 $25,233 100.00%
W W Produce Inc 7 $26,452 100.00%
Mcgehee Producers Gin Inc 7 $26,630 100.00%
Morton Farms Ptr 7 $25,750 100.00%
Madding Association 7 $23,457 100.00%
Bayou Meto Farm Group 7 $25,073 100.00%
Agc Farms Partnership 7 $25,252 100.00%
H H Farm Partnership 7 $24,550 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southwest Arkansas Educational Cooperative 1 $34,507 50.00%
Platinum Roofing Llc 1 $45,490 50.00%
King Farm Partnership 1 $30,368 50.00%
Eat Rice Inc 1 $41,059 50.00%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 1 $86,466 50.00%
Rich Richardson Construction Llc Dba Richardson 1 $80,350 50.00%
Hh Farm Partnership 1 $29,182 50.00%
First Solar Inc 1 $57,450 50.00%
Nephrology Associates Pa 1 $104,749 50.00%
Centennial Bank 1 $57,512 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soybean Farming 114 $26,645 100.00%
Crop Production 101 $25,566 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $23,470 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 86 $24,178 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 56 $25,664 100.00%
Aquaculture 50 $25,115 100.00%
Corn Farming 49 $24,892 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 46 $24,712 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 46 $24,910 100.00%
Cotton Farming 42 $24,930 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitorial Services 43 $21,542 69.35%
Full Service Restaurants 35 $25,582 74.47%
Rice Farming 35 $23,701 81.40%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 97.14%
Home Health Care Services 34 $21,850 97.14%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 91.18%
Engineering Services 28 $58,333 82.35%
Insurance Carriers 18 $80,042 56.25%
Offices Of Physicians 17 $126,418 54.84%
Temporary Help Services 16 $47,749 57.14%

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