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 %
India 1,039 $206,100 42.95%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 80 $42,076 31.50%
China 57 $63,264 25.91%
Brazil 51 $35,181 35.92%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 33.85%
Pakistan 36 $101,926 41.38%
Nepal 24 $73,959 34.29%
South Africa 22 $31,111 43.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New York Institute Of Technology 5 $56,579 83.33%
Nic Info Tek Inc 5 $62,046 83.33%
Systime Computer Corporation 5 $49,832 83.33%
Usm Business Systems Inc 5 $60,940 83.33%
Akvarr Inc 5 $47,270 83.33%
Hytrol Conveyor Company Inc 5 $59,226 83.33%
Vsquare Infotech Inc 5 $47,075 83.33%
Transqual Corporation 5 $47,353 83.33%
Northstar Group Inc 5 $62,712 83.33%
E Ritter Company Inc 5 $49,254 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hall Farms 3 $26,478 100.00%
Gittlein Harvesting 3 $33,807 100.00%
Preston Hamilton Farms Inc 3 $18,061 100.00%
Horner Farms Llc 3 $29,626 100.00%
Reed Storey Farms 3 $25,036 100.00%
Lamb Farms Partnership 3 $25,036 100.00%
Cartillar Enterprises Inc 3 $26,742 100.00%
Hullpoint Farms Llc 3 $23,913 100.00%
Avas Acres 3 $28,184 100.00%
Levee View Farm Inc 3 $28,184 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 1 $80,163 100.00%
New Car Dealers 1 $36,733 100.00%
Plastics Packaging Materials And Unlaminated Film And Sheet Manufacturing 1 $91,062 100.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 1 $31,970 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 1 $52,790 100.00%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 1 $137,883 100.00%
Claims Adjusting 1 $35,651 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $77,938 100.00%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing 1 $52,478 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 1 $131,040 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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