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 %
Interior Designers 3 $40,401 75.00%
Energy Engineers 3 $54,101 75.00%
Pathologists 3 $124,231 75.00%
Credit Analysts 3 $40,054 75.00%
Mental Health Counselors 3 $52,589 75.00%
Genetic Counselors 3 $67,829 75.00%
Film and Video Editors 3 $56,618 75.00%
Financial Examiners 3 $65,326 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 3 $39,645 100.00%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $46,064 100.00%
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 %
Poland 2 $131,747 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 2 $70,324 40.00%
Malaysia 2 $72,623 40.00%
Costa Rica 2 $73,632 40.00%
Denmark 2 $43,615 40.00%
Singapore 2 $90,875 40.00%
Bolivia 2 $73,923 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $61,735 40.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $31,569 50.00%
Panama 2 $197,600 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
John Brown University 19 $53,384 86.36%
Sai Strategic Solutions Inc 19 $55,584 86.36%
Internext Corporation 19 $51,901 86.36%
System Soft Technologies Llc 19 $59,617 86.36%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 19 $67,755 86.36%
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp 19 $75,400 86.36%
International Business Machines Corporation 19 $71,958 90.48%
Arkansas Renal Group Pa 19 $175,104 90.48%
Agreeya Solutions Inc 19 $70,238 90.48%
Cobb Vantress Inc 18 $64,782 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Herrera Farming Co 9 $24,015 100.00%
Pbm Farms Llc 9 $26,860 100.00%
Marty And Patsy White Farms Gp 9 $24,493 100.00%
Tmg Ag Llc 9 $24,218 100.00%
Stuckey Farms Partnership 9 $24,396 100.00%
Sk Farms Partnership 9 $23,990 100.00%
Southern Wheel Iron Works Alp 9 $24,831 100.00%
Weston Esau Farms 9 $26,887 100.00%
Terry R Fuller 9 $23,837 100.00%
Felker And Felker 9 $26,053 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quinn David Associates Llc 1 $53,768 33.33%
Lawrence Memorialhospital 1 $134,950 33.33%
Ashmyn Llc 1 $38,334 33.33%
Softtek Integration Systems Inc 1 $93,725 33.33%
Gj X0019 S Exxon Llc Dba Snappy Mart 8 1 $57,387 33.33%
St Francis House Nwa Inc 1 $122,949 33.33%
Perfectvision Manufacturing Inc 1 $89,253 33.33%
Penguin Eds Barbeque Inc 1 $131,498 33.33%
Neurology Clinic Of South Arkansas 1 $38,896 33.33%
Mcclelland Consulting Engineers Inc 1 $64,189 33.33%

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