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 %
Farm and Home Management Advisors 3 $46,835 100.00%
Compliance Officers 3 $61,235 100.00%
Mental Health Counselors 3 $52,589 100.00%
Financial Examiners 3 $65,326 100.00%
Genetic Counselors 3 $67,829 100.00%
Managers, All Other 3 $87,845 100.00%
Pathologists 3 $124,231 100.00%
Recreation Workers 2 $20,176 66.67%
Psychiatric Technicians 2 $18,658 66.67%
Musicians and Singers 2 $22,110 66.67%
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 %
Panama 2 $197,600 40.00%
Italy 2 $87,371 40.00%
Estonia 2 $67,860 40.00%
Ukraine 2 $42,495 40.00%
Denmark 2 $43,615 40.00%
Jamaica 2 $75,165 40.00%
Kuwait 2 $66,751 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $48,839 50.00%
Spain 2 $45,510 50.00%
Thailand 2 $45,895 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
City Of Little Rock 2 $63,003 100.00%
Bernhard Tme Llc 2 $62,109 100.00%
Softcorp International Inc 2 $69,618 100.00%
Atos It Solutions And Services Inc 2 $62,276 100.00%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 2 $63,336 100.00%
Continental Hub For Info Processing Inc 2 $68,661 100.00%
Nivid Infotech Inc 2 $60,902 100.00%
Vml Llc 2 $62,005 100.00%
Affirma Llc 2 $85,467 100.00%
Gb Tech Inc 2 $61,672 100.00%

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 $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