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 %
University Of Arkansas System Division Of Agriculture 46 $45,900 88.46%
Prodapt North America 44 $67,950 84.62%
Fis Management Services Llc 44 $75,871 86.27%
Jefferson Hospital Association Inc 43 $109,785 89.58%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 41 $53,694 89.13%
Southern Arkansas University 41 $38,749 89.13%
Food And Drug Administration Hhs 40 $42,455 86.96%
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc 40 $89,232 88.89%
Technosoft Corporation 40 $73,663 88.89%
Conflux Systems Inc 39 $76,561 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Arkansas Physician Services Llc 2 $93,645 28.57%
E Ritter Communications Holdings Inc 2 $67,517 28.57%
Analytics Quotient Inc 2 $56,410 28.57%
Clw Family Llp 2 $29,037 33.33%
Disciples Church Of Arkansas Inc 2 $52,478 33.33%
B Chastain Farms 2 $24,336 33.33%
Safholland Inc 2 $82,763 33.33%
King Farms 2 $22,912 33.33%
Hytrol Conveyor Co 2 $66,945 33.33%
Garnat Engineering Llc 2 $52,624 33.33%

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