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 %
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 %
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 %
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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services	12,955	$62,736	94.85%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,570	$66,818	87.36%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,433	$65,856	94.56%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,563	$65,072	90.71%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	881	$61,155	95.97%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	591	$77,826	69.04%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	577	$153,373	88.91%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	527	$125,146	92.78%
Management Consulting Services	452	$61,074	99.12%
Other Computer Related Services	397	$67,758	88.81%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	974	$25,410	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	565	$24,726	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	325	$22,296	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	289	$25,667	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	201	$23,759	100.00%
Rice Farming	153	$24,262	100.00%
Potato Farming	147	$23,628	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	138	$24,011	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	108	$23,588	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	103	$26,219	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	1,435	$22,289	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	485	$53,911	100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services	362	$74,004	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	315	$89,732	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	70	$57,159	40.00%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	34	$61,436	22.82%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	31	$24,796	39.24%
Full Service Restaurants	30	$24,403	39.47%
Engineering Services	27	$58,625	36.99%
Offices Of Physicians	16	$110,793	22.86%

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.