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 %
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 4 $56,919 100.00%
Training and Development Managers 4 $68,791 100.00%
Validation Engineers 4 $70,387 100.00%
Astronomers 3 $50,877 75.00%
Residential Advisors 3 $24,863 75.00%
Compliance Officers 3 $61,235 75.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 3 $46,835 75.00%
Agricultural Technicians 3 $27,040 75.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 3 $30,105 75.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 3 $39,860 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Argentina 5 $52,771 41.67%
Ethiopia 5 $66,685 45.45%
Jordan 5 $74,990 50.00%
Sri Lanka 4 $41,162 40.00%
Syria 4 $89,412 40.00%
Japan 4 $44,373 40.00%
Colombia 4 $40,980 40.00%
Taiwan 4 $67,519 40.00%
Venezuela 4 $46,878 44.44%
Peru 4 $66,344 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gate Precast Company 5 $51,426 83.33%
Garnat Engineering Llc 5 $52,142 83.33%
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation 5 $55,474 83.33%
Emerson Professional Tools Mfg Llc 5 $56,888 83.33%
Keypixel Software Solutions Llc 5 $63,561 83.33%
Sha Ent Llc 5 $55,702 83.33%
Neoage Services Llc 5 $68,765 83.33%
Finsoft Consultants Inc 5 $58,760 83.33%
Ariston Tek Inc 5 $63,839 83.33%
American Information Technology Corporation 5 $65,075 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bottoms Family Farms Partnership 3 $28,184 100.00%
Hector Cordero Contractor 3 $28,475 100.00%
River Valley Hort 3 $18,713 100.00%
Geisler Brothers Irrigation Inc 3 $19,739 100.00%
Taylor Gin Inc 3 $28,184 100.00%
Joe Corey Patterson 3 $28,184 100.00%
Bartlett Farms Partnership 3 $28,184 100.00%
Dustin Haynes 3 $24,260 100.00%
Jordan Farms Partnership 3 $26,742 100.00%
Askew And Sons Llp 3 $18,168 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1,402 $26,666 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 701 $25,637 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 384 $26,646 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 328 $22,415 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 258 $25,114 100.00%
Rice Farming 192 $25,277 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 177 $25,187 100.00%
Potato Farming 171 $24,505 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $27,142 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 126 $24,436 100.00%

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