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 %
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 %
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 %
Linkwell Solutions Llc 23 $59,673 95.83%
University Of Arkansas At Fort Smith 22 $45,136 95.65%
Miracle Software Sysytems Inc 22 $80,013 95.65%
Kforce Inc 22 $93,416 95.65%
Opera Technologies Inc 21 $60,846 91.30%
Active Enterprise Solutions 21 $52,201 91.30%
Emc Corporation 21 $85,536 91.30%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 21 $76,576 91.30%
Bmr Infotek Inc 20 $76,265 86.96%
Synapsis Inc 20 $77,164 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qualserv Solutions Llc 1 $52,395 25.00%
Curtis H Stout Inc 1 $63,066 25.00%
Estem Public Charter Schools 1 $44,813 25.00%
Morenci Unified School District 1 $32,490 25.00%
Entergy Arkansas Inc 1 $74,838 25.00%
Windmill Rice Company Llc 1 $47,549 25.00%
Bank Of The Ozarks 1 $121,701 25.00%
Grant Garrett Excavating Inc 1 $31,304 33.33%
Baxter County Regional Hospital Inc 1 $172,390 33.33%
Acxiom It Outsourcing Lp 1 $53,498 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 101 $25,566 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 84 $22,926 100.00%
Soybean Farming 81 $25,416 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 61 $23,037 100.00%
Aquaculture 45 $24,666 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $24,145 100.00%
Corn Farming 39 $23,800 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 37 $23,908 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 36 $23,380 100.00%
Cotton Farming 35 $23,923 100.00%

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