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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	254	$43,514	93.04%
Mechanical Engineers	251	$62,745	94.01%
Operations Research Analysts	234	$58,606	87.64%
Database Administrators	233	$66,378	89.27%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	231	$67,138	96.25%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	198	$110,596	90.00%
Industrial Engineers	188	$74,277	92.16%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	166	$47,295	83.42%
Information Technology Project Managers	166	$67,472	91.21%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	158	$42,109	88.76%

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 %
Sysintelli Inc	4	$72,551	100.00%
Infocognize Inc	4	$66,321	100.00%
I28 Technologies Corporation	4	$69,051	100.00%
Itlize Global Llc	4	$68,151	100.00%
Samurai Infotech Llc	4	$67,376	100.00%
Themathcompany Inc	4	$85,493	100.00%
Verveba Telecom Llc	4	$70,824	100.00%
Rockwell Automation Inc	4	$75,722	100.00%
Pointwest Technologies Corp Us	4	$64,652	100.00%
Stellar Software Network Inc	4	$61,714	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
David Hill Farms A Partnership	2	$29,328	100.00%
Yorktown Planting Co	2	$27,165	100.00%
Wendrew Farms Llc 1	2	$29,328	100.00%
Eldridge Supply Company Inc	2	$39,270	100.00%
Lake Village Seed And Tire Co Inc	2	$21,913	100.00%
Little Family Farms	2	$25,251	100.00%
Seidenstricker Farms	2	$29,328	100.00%
M B Farms Inc	2	$29,328	100.00%
Lauren Tabor Farm	2	$19,136	100.00%
Flowers Farms Partnership	2	$28,434	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	420	$68,995	91.30%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	246	$40,703	81.73%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	211	$66,388	84.06%
Engineering Services	208	$58,985	89.27%
Poultry Processing	181	$79,934	89.60%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	171	$74,163	90.96%
Offices Of Physicians	121	$171,090	92.37%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	113	$66,656	97.41%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	107	$63,857	93.04%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	101	$50,150	87.83%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Soybean Farming	114	$26,645	100.00%
Crop Production	101	$25,566	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	91	$23,470	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	86	$24,178	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	56	$25,664	100.00%
Aquaculture	50	$25,115	100.00%
Corn Farming	49	$24,892	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	46	$24,712	100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	46	$24,910	100.00%
Cotton Farming	42	$24,930	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Janitorial Services	43	$21,542	69.35%
Full Service Restaurants	35	$25,582	74.47%
Rice Farming	35	$23,701	81.40%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel	34	$61,436	97.14%
Home Health Care Services	34	$21,850	97.14%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	31	$24,796	91.18%
Engineering Services	28	$58,333	82.35%
Insurance Carriers	18	$80,042	56.25%
Offices Of Physicians	17	$126,418	54.84%
Temporary Help Services	16	$47,749	57.14%

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.