| 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.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geographers | 2 | $35,693 | 66.67% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 2 | $32,906 | 66.67% |
| Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 2 | $75,171 | 66.67% |
| Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other | 2 | $40,550 | 66.67% |
| Risk Management Specialists | 2 | $58,282 | 66.67% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 2 | $39,437 | 66.67% |
| Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | 2 | $63,250 | 66.67% |
| Human Resources Managers | 2 | $59,904 | 66.67% |
| Interpreters and Translators | 2 | $42,027 | 66.67% |
| Recreation Workers | 2 | $20,176 | 66.67% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| 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% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate Precast Company | 5 | $51,426 | 83.33% |
| Garnat Engineering Llc | 5 | $52,142 | 83.33% |
| Great Lakes Chemical Corporation | 5 | $55,474 | 83.33% |
| Emerson Professional Tools Mfg Llc | 5 | $56,888 | 83.33% |
| Keypixel Software Solutions Llc | 5 | $63,561 | 83.33% |
| Sha Ent Llc | 5 | $55,702 | 83.33% |
| Neoage Services Llc | 5 | $68,765 | 83.33% |
| Finsoft Consultants Inc | 5 | $58,760 | 83.33% |
| Ariston Tek Inc | 5 | $63,839 | 83.33% |
| American Information Technology Corporation | 5 | $65,075 | 83.33% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottoms Family Farms Partnership | 3 | $28,184 | 100.00% |
| Hector Cordero Contractor | 3 | $28,475 | 100.00% |
| River Valley Hort | 3 | $18,713 | 100.00% |
| Geisler Brothers Irrigation Inc | 3 | $19,739 | 100.00% |
| Taylor Gin Inc | 3 | $28,184 | 100.00% |
| Joe Corey Patterson | 3 | $28,184 | 100.00% |
| Bartlett Farms Partnership | 3 | $28,184 | 100.00% |
| Dustin Haynes | 3 | $24,260 | 100.00% |
| Jordan Farms Partnership | 3 | $26,742 | 100.00% |
| Askew And Sons Llp | 3 | $18,168 | 100.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 94 | $77,651 | 94.00% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 85 | $76,225 | 88.54% |
| Couriers And Express Delivery Services | 81 | $66,344 | 95.29% |
| Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 75 | $79,178 | 90.36% |
| Temporary Help Services | 68 | $64,531 | 82.93% |
| Electronic Connector Manufacturing | 64 | $65,424 | 91.43% |
| Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services | 61 | $59,999 | 88.41% |
| Administration Of Veterans Affairs | 60 | $138,776 | 96.77% |
| Commercial Banking | 50 | $73,775 | 96.15% |
| Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists | 46 | $60,536 | 88.46% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apiculture | 39 | $26,731 | 100.00% |
| Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming | 35 | $24,960 | 100.00% |
| Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots | 34 | $27,424 | 100.00% |
| Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming | 29 | $27,042 | 100.00% |
| Cotton Ginning | 29 | $28,386 | 100.00% |
| Cattle Feedlots | 28 | $26,098 | 100.00% |
| Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | 27 | $20,816 | 100.00% |
| Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting | 27 | $26,907 | 100.00% |
| Cattle Ranching And Farming | 25 | $25,767 | 100.00% |
| All Other Crop Farming | 22 | $28,150 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Connector Manufacturing | 16 | $73,458 | 72.73% |
| Commercial And Institutional Building Construction | 15 | $36,105 | 83.33% |
| Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 15 | $93,791 | 88.24% |
| Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries | 14 | $3,264,587 | 87.50% |
| Other Computer Related Services | 14 | $88,203 | 87.50% |
| Soybean Farming | 13 | $35,677 | 86.67% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 13 | $97,720 | 86.67% |
| Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 12 | $68,831 | 80.00% |
| Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels | 12 | $30,150 | 85.71% |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | 11 | $75,714 | 78.57% |
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.