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 %
Public Relations Specialists 5 $32,785 71.43%
Budget Analysts 5 $32,768 71.43%
Food Service Managers 5 $32,843 83.33%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 5 $41,146 83.33%
Auditors 5 $60,836 83.33%
Landscape Architects 5 $41,542 83.33%
Survey Researchers 5 $39,108 83.33%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 5 $42,962 83.33%
Logistics Engineers 5 $65,695 83.33%
Actuaries 5 $58,178 83.33%
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 3,772 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 %
Guyana 1 $50,128 50.00%
Ireland 1 $71,280 50.00%
United States Of America 1 $62,763 50.00%
Botswana 1 $64,334 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $48,797 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $48,547 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $36,462 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $36,880 50.00%
Chile 1 $86,611 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $74,838 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooper Clinic Pa 5 $154,469 100.00%
Arcare 5 $115,995 100.00%
St Francis House Nwa Inc 5 $115,128 100.00%
Forrest City Clinic Company Llc 5 $174,110 100.00%
Northwest Physicians Llc 5 $177,923 100.00%
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center 5 $185,032 100.00%
Coolsoft Llc 4 $66,726 80.00%
Lilax Technologies Inc 4 $74,395 80.00%
Htc Global Services Inc 4 $79,206 80.00%
Agape Church Inc 4 $47,004 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 974 $25,410 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 565 $24,726 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 325 $22,296 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 289 $25,667 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 201 $23,759 100.00%
Rice Farming 153 $24,262 100.00%
Potato Farming 147 $23,628 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 138 $24,011 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 108 $23,588 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 103 $26,219 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 1,435 $22,289 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 485 $53,911 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 362 $74,004 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 315 $89,732 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 70 $57,159 40.00%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 22.82%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 39.24%
Full Service Restaurants 30 $24,403 39.47%
Engineering Services 27 $58,625 36.99%
Offices Of Physicians 16 $110,793 22.86%

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