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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 %
Database Administrators 234 $66,492 89.66%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 232 $67,219 91.34%
Mechanical Engineers 231 $62,174 92.03%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 221 $42,393 92.08%
Operations Research Analysts 218 $57,814 92.77%
Information Technology Project Managers 167 $67,434 91.76%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 159 $46,894 94.08%
Web Developers 147 $53,864 89.63%
Industrial Engineers 145 $69,001 91.19%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 143 $100,803 89.94%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Laborers 2 $28,881 3.77%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 2 $25,303 4.08%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Family and General Practitioners 17 $133,456 30.36%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 16 $23,930 34.04%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $50,653 42.11%
Personal Care Aides 15 $20,384 40.54%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 15 $25,067 45.45%
Mechanical Engineers 15 $64,929 51.72%
Accountants and Auditors 14 $58,509 56.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 12 $25,217 52.17%
Statisticians 11 $53,080 55.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $38,327 52.63%
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 %
Turkey 16 $42,560 38.10%
Canada 14 $95,508 34.15%
United Kingdom 13 $71,542 40.63%
Bangladesh 10 $35,331 40.00%
Iran 8 $41,689 40.00%
Egypt 6 $112,909 35.29%
Nigeria 6 $96,765 37.50%
Ethiopia 5 $66,685 33.33%
Jordan 5 $74,990 35.71%
France 5 $66,637 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wal Mart Associates Inc 6,174 $76,615 89.03%
Infosys Limited 3,137 $56,051 99.71%
Ust Global Inc 1,979 $54,138 94.42%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,562 $65,709 97.08%
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences 1,489 $82,113 93.94%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 927 $63,082 99.25%
Wipro Limited 663 $60,016 90.70%
Accenture Llp 616 $61,395 88.51%
Ibm India Private Limited 542 $59,328 79.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 539 $62,846 86.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Protech Solutions Inc 120 $57,336 11.59%
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc 61 $25,534 8.52%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 57 $77,384 9.53%
Lisa Academy 57 $43,289 12.39%
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities 34 $171,356 10.46%
Mcclure Associates Llc 30 $20,384 13.51%
The Alotian Club 26 $23,244 21.67%
Invincible Tech Systems Inc 21 $78,057 18.58%
White River Health System 19 $161,769 17.59%
Maverick Tube Corporation 19 $55,667 20.21%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $22,999 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $24,924 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 20 $27,539 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 19 $24,427 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 18 $21,955 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $24,291 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $25,496 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 18 $25,433 100.00%

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