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 %
Lodestar Systems Inc 4 $47,393 80.00%
Paramount Software Solutions 4 $60,247 80.00%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 4 $67,522 80.00%
M9 Consulting Inc 4 $67,116 80.00%
Sourceinfotech Inc 4 $56,358 80.00%
Onward Technologies Inc 4 $51,543 80.00%
Genome International Corporation 4 $50,305 80.00%
M Tech International 4 $52,863 80.00%
Mu Sigma Business Solutions 4 $51,241 80.00%
Midtown Software Inc 4 $60,164 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Williams Farm 3 $19,254 100.00%
Buffalo Island Farms Llc 3 $26,742 100.00%
Raymond Pieroni 3 $22,644 100.00%
Blg Farms Llc 3 $26,742 100.00%
Bjb Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Nbg Farms Partnership 2 $28,434 100.00%
River Valley Horticultural Products Inc 2 $21,913 100.00%
Sd Farm Partnership 2 $27,217 100.00%
R And R Planting Inc 2 $25,896 100.00%
Jhd Planting Co Llc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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