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
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 %
Agricultural Engineers 5 $51,605 83.33%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $60,691 83.33%
Food Service Managers 5 $32,843 83.33%
Anesthesiologists 5 $159,313 83.33%
Public Relations Specialists 5 $32,785 83.33%
Survey Researchers 5 $39,108 100.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 4 $38,766 80.00%
Urban and Regional Planners 4 $48,240 80.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 4 $50,861 80.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 4 $80,501 80.00%
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 3,768 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 %
Addepto It Solutions Llc 5 $72,608 100.00%
It Premia Group Inc 5 $74,493 100.00%
Suprasoft Inc 5 $72,080 100.00%
Perficient Inc 5 $83,841 100.00%
Alpha Clinical Systems Inc 5 $70,895 100.00%
Atlas Wireless Telecommunications Inc 5 $68,444 100.00%
Alten Technology Usa Inc 5 $72,555 100.00%
Backoffice Associates Llc 5 $76,452 100.00%
Appsboat Inc 5 $73,150 100.00%
Radcom Software Services Llc 5 $76,831 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kevin Griggs 3 $28,184 100.00%
Cache River Cattle Co Llc 3 $25,917 100.00%
Mm Jj Farms Inc 3 $28,434 100.00%
Hillman Family Farms Jv 3 $26,347 100.00%
J P Spence Farm Operations Llc 3 $29,030 100.00%
Michael Ellis 3 $31,200 100.00%
Agricola Incorporated 3 $25,071 100.00%
Old Prairie Farms 3 $28,219 100.00%
M S Farms Partnership 3 $27,588 100.00%
Harvey Roach Jr Farms 3 $26,943 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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