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 %
Logging Workers, All Other 3 $27,588 5.08%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 3 $28,135 5.17%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 2 $30,222 3.45%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 1 $42,536 1.79%
Logging Equipment Operators 1 $46,592 2.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Occupations, All Other 20 $73,884 30.77%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 17 $26,639 30.36%
Family and General Practitioners 17 $133,456 36.17%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 16 $23,930 35.56%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $50,653 39.02%
Mechanical Engineers 16 $64,721 42.11%
Personal Care Aides 15 $20,384 51.72%
Accountants and Auditors 14 $58,509 56.00%
Electrical Engineers 11 $61,657 47.83%
Statisticians 11 $53,080 55.00%
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 %
Morocco 4 $64,054 50.00%
Uganda 3 $77,133 37.50%
Iraq 3 $38,768 42.86%
Hong Kong 3 $56,444 42.86%
Ecuador 3 $83,498 50.00%
Russia 3 $66,396 50.00%
Ghana 3 $28,739 50.00%
Lebanon 3 $94,182 50.00%
Bulgaria 3 $49,649 50.00%
Australia 3 $77,646 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wissen It Inc 4 $76,138 100.00%
Learnbeyond Consulting Llc 4 $76,128 100.00%
Evergreen Packaging Llc 4 $87,631 100.00%
Gerber Products Company 4 $83,413 100.00%
Technogen Inc 4 $82,820 100.00%
Topsys It Solutions Llc 4 $76,164 100.00%
Nextgen Global Resources Llc 4 $79,368 100.00%
Digital Datum Inc 4 $75,566 100.00%
Amdocs Inc 4 $75,463 100.00%
Nucor Corporation Nucor Steel Arkansas 4 $76,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Castons Blueberries 2 $22,578 100.00%
Raymond L Pieroni Louise G Pieroni Farms Partnership 2 $25,251 100.00%
Roelee Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
West Line Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
Seth Chappell 2 $26,520 100.00%
Ms Farms 2 $28,434 100.00%
Bo Mason Farm 2 $29,328 100.00%
Gilmore Farms Partnership 2 $28,059 100.00%
Jb Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
East Half Farms 2 $24,086 100.00%
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