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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 %
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 1 $26,707 50.00%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 1 $27,747 50.00%
Customer Service Representatives 1 $28,038 50.00%
Chemical Technicians 1 $28,683 50.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1 $29,806 50.00%
Clergy 1 $30,243 50.00%
Education Administrators, All Other 1 $30,784 50.00%
Technical Writers 1 $30,930 50.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 1 $33,842 50.00%
Forensic Science Technicians 1 $34,466 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Argentina 5 $52,771 41.67%
Taiwan 4 $67,519 40.00%
Venezuela 4 $46,878 44.44%
Sri Lanka 4 $41,162 44.44%
Japan 4 $44,373 44.44%
Mongolia 4 $51,958 44.44%
Peru 4 $66,344 50.00%
Colombia 4 $40,980 50.00%
Syria 4 $89,412 57.14%
Iraq 3 $38,768 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tecsource Internatinal Llc 39 $48,523 90.70%
Capgemini America Inc 39 $70,277 90.70%
Maverick Tube Corporation 37 $57,456 88.10%
Musigma Inc 37 $45,970 92.50%
Dillard Store Services Inc 35 $44,825 89.74%
St Bernards Hospital Inc 34 $158,753 87.18%
Mphasis Corporation 34 $47,796 87.18%
Waveletsoft Technologies Inc 34 $57,797 89.47%
Menschforce Llc 33 $66,370 86.84%
Kee Technologies Group Inc 32 $47,480 86.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Superior Industries International Arkansas Llc 2 $75,484 33.33%
Cat Squared 2 $57,959 33.33%
Chi St Vincent Family Clinic Chenal 2 $23,982 33.33%
Apptegy Inc 2 $47,726 33.33%
Poole Farms Partnership 2 $24,128 33.33%
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Part Of The Lanx 2 $91,645 33.33%
Badat Brothers Inc 2 $24,440 40.00%
Peterson Chemical Technology Llc 2 $67,860 40.00%
Siemens Industry Inc 2 $49,546 40.00%
Cree Inc 2 $68,640 40.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage