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 %
Jb Hunt Transport Inc 505 $80,366 82.11%
University Of Arkansas 443 $42,762 81.58%
Esystems Inc 331 $58,853 89.95%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 276 $58,230 85.19%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 251 $73,641 99.60%
Libertycom Llc 222 $54,947 98.67%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 203 $57,853 95.31%
Protech Solutions Inc 141 $56,444 84.94%
Acxiom Corporation 133 $59,023 93.66%
Tetrasoft Inc 125 $64,618 93.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Libertycom Llc 18 $77,531 25.35%
Fis Management Services Llc 14 $82,469 22.95%
Arkansas Tech University 14 $39,304 24.56%
Accenture Llp 12 $94,810 21.05%
Keetechnologies Group Inc 12 $71,336 32.43%
Welspun Pipes 10 $65,865 29.41%
Fort Smith Hma Pbc Management Llc 10 $125,712 31.25%
Holden Portable Buildings Llc 8 $25,470 25.81%
University Of Arkansas At Pine Bluff 7 $44,341 23.33%
Cisco Systems Inc 7 $102,470 24.14%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing 1 $44,158 100.00%
Used Car Dealers 1 $81,266 100.00%
Footwear Manufacturing 1 $104,437 100.00%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing 1 $52,478 100.00%
Remediation Services 1 $59,842 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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