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 %
United States Of America 1 $62,763 50.00%
Botswana 1 $64,334 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $48,797 100.00%
Nicaragua 1 $48,547 100.00%
Bolivia 1 $36,462 100.00%
Cameroon 1 $36,880 100.00%

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 %
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