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 %
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $53,207 100.00%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 4 $57,096 100.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 4 $75,411 100.00%
Sales Managers 4 $111,348 100.00%
Dentists, General 4 $88,670 100.00%
Pharmacists 4 $122,242 100.00%
Astronomers 3 $50,877 75.00%
Interior Designers 3 $40,401 75.00%
Residential Advisors 3 $24,863 75.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 3 $21,500 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineering Technicians 1 $38,709 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 3,772 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 %
Malawi 1 $38,210 33.33%
Albania 1 $49,962 33.33%
Algeria 1 $34,520 33.33%
Honduras 1 $28,974 33.33%
Belize 1 $43,742 33.33%
El Salvador 1 $23,982 33.33%
Tunisia 1 $78,520 33.33%
Costa Rica 1 $59,530 33.33%
Netherlands 1 $79,622 50.00%
Haiti 1 $122,408 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Teksoft Systems Inc 3 $100,838 75.00%
Abercrombie Fitch Management Co 3 $115,521 75.00%
Protegrity Usa Inc 3 $103,542 75.00%
Lumos Networks Corp 3 $105,900 75.00%
Twilio Inc 3 $106,787 75.00%
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 3 $107,869 75.00%
E Builder Inc 3 $107,869 75.00%
Dollar General Corporation 3 $122,838 75.00%
Albertsons Llc 3 $130,534 75.00%
Central Arkansas Pediatrics Pa 3 $149,407 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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