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 %
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 %
Keen Info Tek Inc 3 $69,299 100.00%
Childrens Therapy Services Of Northeast Arkansas 3 $66,733 100.00%
Apex Advisory Llc 3 $68,404 100.00%
Rocket Mortgage Llc 3 $84,947 100.00%
Cloudspace Llc 3 $68,716 100.00%
Cardus Inc 3 $70,290 100.00%
Shinwon Ebenezer Usa Inc 3 $66,574 100.00%
Jvr Tech Llc 3 $64,716 100.00%
Elajika Inc 3 $73,112 100.00%
Pinacle It Corp Llc 3 $73,805 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
J T Planting Company 1 $28,434 100.00%
Jak Application Llc 1 $18,892 100.00%
Eldon Reed Farms 1 $21,174 100.00%
Eldridge Supply Compnay Inc 1 $24,710 100.00%
Clay Seidenschwarz 1 $28,434 100.00%
Larry Odom Dba Holland Bottom Farm 1 $18,658 100.00%
Moss Flying Service 1 $28,434 100.00%
Hill Seed And Elevator Inc 1 $22,235 100.00%
Ferrell Farms 1 $16,926 100.00%
Pillow Pillow Llc 1 $28,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $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