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 %
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 %
Ic Bus Llc 2 $49,442 100.00%
E Ritter Communications Holdings Llc 2 $51,771 100.00%
Veritis Group Inc 2 $49,598 100.00%
Denso Manufacturing Arkansas 2 $48,568 100.00%
Risever Machinery Llc 2 $54,694 100.00%
Cpg Solutions Llc 2 $64,023 100.00%
Hogantaylor Llp 2 $50,305 100.00%
Development Consultants Inc 2 $51,865 100.00%
Iflowsoft Solutions Inc 2 $63,024 100.00%
Strategic It Experts Llc 2 $51,064 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 8 $33,140 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $26,203 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,560 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 6 $19,125 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 6 $25,691 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 5 $25,143 100.00%
Landscaping Services 5 $20,311 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 5 $19,492 100.00%
Wheat Farming 5 $25,122 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 4 $22,849 100.00%

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