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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 %
Architectural and Civil Drafters 6 $40,071 85.71%
Chief Executives 6 $116,986 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 5 $42,962 83.33%
Auditors 5 $60,836 83.33%
Landscape Architects 5 $41,542 83.33%
Pharmacists 5 $119,421 83.33%
Actuaries 5 $58,178 83.33%
Budget Analysts 5 $32,768 83.33%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $53,468 83.33%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 5 $41,146 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dental Laboratory Technicians 1 $48,693 33.33%
Microbiologists 1 $47,112 50.00%
Veterinarians 1 $101,504 50.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1 $78,062 50.00%
Public Relations Specialists 1 $28,974 50.00%
Physicists 1 $45,718 50.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1 $36,546 50.00%
Cashiers 1 $21,070 50.00%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $37,610 50.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 1 $38,667 50.00%
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 %
Virat Solutions Inc 11 $78,013 91.67%
North Arkansas Pain Management Pa 11 $195,134 91.67%
Arkansas Cardiology Pa 11 $212,769 91.67%
Vertraus Inc 10 $77,406 83.33%
Cloud Big Data Technologies Llc 10 $66,896 90.91%
Bell Info Solutions Llc 10 $64,140 90.91%
Lt Technology Services Limited 10 $54,733 90.91%
Health Carousel Llc 10 $46,288 90.91%
University Of Arkansas For Medical Science 10 $74,664 90.91%
Continental Utility Solutions Inc 10 $55,357 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yoder Farms Partnership 6 $19,878 100.00%
Tommy Justus 6 $25,130 100.00%
Cohelms 6 $22,143 100.00%
Monette Cooperative Inc 6 $27,761 100.00%
Tim Fisher Farms 6 $25,501 100.00%
Youngs Custom Service 6 $25,303 100.00%
Ashton Farms Partnership 6 $26,239 100.00%
Two Miles Inc 6 $27,033 100.00%
Gator Brake Farm Partnership 6 $25,674 100.00%
Lexie Tabor Farm Inc 6 $25,719 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lahiani Group Inc 1 $31,616 50.00%
Rdfarm Group 1 $51,168 50.00%
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse 1 $22,630 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 39 $26,731 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 35 $24,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 34 $27,424 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $27,042 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 29 $28,386 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 28 $26,098 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $25,767 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 22 $28,150 100.00%

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 $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