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 %
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 3,768 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 %
Canada 17 $108,649 35.42%
Turkey 17 $42,739 40.48%
United Kingdom 16 $81,026 38.10%
Bangladesh 10 $35,331 35.71%
Iran 8 $41,689 36.36%
Nigeria 6 $96,765 35.29%
Egypt 6 $112,909 35.29%
Thailand 5 $36,928 33.33%
France 5 $66,637 35.71%
Mongolia 5 $52,828 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Conflux Systems Inc 41 $76,791 91.11%
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc 41 $89,737 93.18%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 41 $53,694 93.18%
Kforce Inc 40 $92,548 90.91%
Tecsource Internatinal Llc 39 $48,523 90.70%
St Bernards Hospital Inc 39 $153,412 90.70%
Mphasis Corporation 37 $51,062 88.10%
Musigma Inc 37 $45,970 90.24%
Rheem Manufacturing Company 36 $75,076 90.00%
Dillard Store Services Inc 35 $44,825 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tlh Farms 11 $23,060 100.00%
3m Planting Co 11 $25,981 100.00%
Long Lake Plantation 11 $23,190 100.00%
Rich All Farms Inc 11 $21,008 100.00%
Matthews Sweet Potato Farms 11 $22,010 100.00%
Johnsville Farms Llc 11 $26,226 100.00%
Oxbow Farms Inc 11 $23,875 100.00%
Mid South Farming Company 11 $23,461 100.00%
Euseppi Farming Company 11 $22,882 100.00%
Pacco Irrigation Farm Supply Co Inc 11 $22,744 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Arkansas Physician Services Llc 2 $93,645 33.33%
Mississippi County Hospital System 2 $187,200 33.33%
Explore Scientific Llc 2 $49,172 33.33%
E Ritter Communications Holdings Inc 2 $67,517 33.33%
Analytics Quotient Inc 2 $56,410 33.33%
Superior Industries International Arkansas Llc 2 $75,484 33.33%
Garnat Engineering Llc 2 $52,624 33.33%
Cat Squared 2 $57,959 33.33%
Peterson Chemical Technology Llc 2 $67,860 33.33%
Badat Brothers Inc 2 $24,440 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 1,402 $26,666 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 701 $25,637 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 384 $26,646 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 328 $22,415 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 258 $25,114 100.00%
Rice Farming 192 $25,277 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 177 $25,187 100.00%
Potato Farming 171 $24,505 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 143 $27,142 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 126 $24,436 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage