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 %
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 %
Metapro Usa Llc 9 $90,713 100.00%
Eniac Systems Inc 9 $88,095 100.00%
Sp Tech Resources Inc 9 $76,706 100.00%
Advanced Resource Staffing Inc 9 $78,067 100.00%
Metrix It Solutions Inc 9 $77,161 100.00%
Crevavi Inc 9 $110,686 100.00%
Shamsul Alam Md Pa 9 $113,832 100.00%
St Edward Mercy Clinic Inc 9 $121,726 100.00%
Saline Clinics Llc 9 $152,640 100.00%
Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation 9 $182,060 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tubbs Farms Inc 5 $26,774 100.00%
Hill And Hill Partnership 5 $26,753 100.00%
By Farm Group 5 $25,443 100.00%
Pleasant Valley Farm Of Van Buren Inc 5 $43,796 100.00%
Seinepro Farms Inc 5 $26,774 100.00%
Sam Sampolesi 5 $26,753 100.00%
Matthew And Lisa Fortenberry Farms 5 $25,651 100.00%
Hillside Farms 5 $25,680 100.00%
Matthew Sally Feilke Farms 5 $26,275 100.00%
Kevin Murray 5 $26,437 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 1 $80,163 100.00%
New Car Dealers 1 $36,733 100.00%
Plastics Packaging Materials And Unlaminated Film And Sheet Manufacturing 1 $91,062 100.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 1 $31,970 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 1 $52,790 100.00%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 1 $137,883 100.00%
Claims Adjusting 1 $35,651 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $77,938 100.00%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing 1 $52,478 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 1 $131,040 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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