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 %
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 %
Jda Software Inc 16 $83,017 94.12%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 16 $80,310 94.12%
Fujitsu America Inc 16 $70,636 94.12%
Good One It Solutions Inc 15 $77,275 88.24%
E Giants Technologies Llc 15 $77,644 88.24%
Premier It Solutions Llc 15 $76,498 93.75%
Sure Tech Services Inc 15 $64,038 93.75%
Cigniti Technologies Inc 15 $72,110 93.75%
Janus Automation Llc 15 $54,902 93.75%
Ugam Solutions Sez Pvt Ltd 15 $49,751 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Npd Group 1 $102,107 33.33%
Nisha Llc 1 $46,654 33.33%
Northeast Arkansas Community Mental Health Center 1 $102,794 33.33%
Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc 1 $78,062 33.33%
Lilliam Prado Dds Pa 1 $48,547 33.33%
Univ Of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain 1 $43,270 33.33%
Harrison French Associates Ltd 1 $57,158 33.33%
Gdm Seeds Inc 1 $56,202 33.33%
Ace One Media Llc 1 $34,070 33.33%
Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations Llc 1 $71,157 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $22,999 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $24,924 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 20 $27,539 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 19 $24,427 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 18 $21,955 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $24,291 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $25,496 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 18 $25,433 100.00%

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