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 %
India 841 $232,044 40.10%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 69 $43,718 31.36%
China 55 $61,201 26.19%
Brazil 45 $36,733 36.00%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 43.56%
Pakistan 28 $74,418 36.84%
Nepal 23 $72,390 38.98%
South Africa 16 $30,189 34.04%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zytus Inc 4 $68,250 80.00%
Onyx Laboratories Ltd 4 $40,456 80.00%
University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff 4 $42,192 80.00%
Windstream Corporation 4 $66,144 80.00%
National Park Community College 4 $38,048 80.00%
Spring International Language Center At The Univer 4 $39,895 80.00%
Blytheville School District No 5 4 $38,090 80.00%
Estem High Public Charter School 4 $41,434 80.00%
Nic Info Tek Inc 4 $59,150 80.00%
Gtl Americas 4 $98,395 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rice Milling 4 $24,991 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $22,428 100.00%
Peanut Farming 4 $25,912 100.00%
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 4 $26,842 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 3 $23,116 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 3 $17,963 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 3 $35,443 100.00%
Finfish Fishing 2 $25,896 66.67%
Sheep And Goat Farming 2 $25,303 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $24,731 100.00%

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