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 %
Administrative Services Managers 1 $36,150 100.00%
Physician Assistants 1 $75,525 100.00%
Chemical Technicians 1 $28,683 100.00%
Nurse Anesthetists 1 $138,715 100.00%
Musicians, Instrumental 1 $21,653 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $36,878 100.00%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1 $25,667 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $40,460 100.00%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 1 $49,858 100.00%
Web Administrators 1 $80,787 100.00%
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 3,768 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%
Egypt 6 $112,909 35.29%
Nigeria 6 $96,765 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 %
Linkwell Solutions Llc 23 $59,673 92.00%
Emc Corporation 23 $89,828 92.00%
Global Touchpoints Inc Duns 13 8058305 23 $68,624 95.83%
It Cats Llc 22 $82,026 91.67%
University Of Arkansas At Fort Smith 22 $45,136 91.67%
Amazon Web Services Inc 22 $69,856 91.67%
Miracle Software Sysytems Inc 22 $80,013 91.67%
Softworld Technologies Llc 22 $77,525 91.67%
Hospitalist Services Of Arkansas Pc 21 $129,147 87.50%
Lyon College 21 $38,459 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goodman Farms Joint Venture 10 $23,579 100.00%
Bcm Farms Partnership 10 $26,125 100.00%
Cavenaugh Planting Partnership 9 $25,531 100.00%
Service Co Op Gin Co Inc 9 $26,721 100.00%
Jerry Fuller Farms 9 $24,842 100.00%
Driver Farms Partnership 9 $23,722 100.00%
Sugar Loaf Cattle Co Llc 9 $23,604 100.00%
Winchester Cotton Farmers Inc 9 $27,627 100.00%
Robert J Barnhill 9 $21,752 100.00%
L D Produce Farm 9 $24,315 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Healthcare Of Newport Inc 1 $166,400 25.00%
Ac Diagnostics Inc 1 $40,248 25.00%
Engineering Institute 1 $61,797 25.00%
Nisha Llc 1 $46,654 25.00%
The Npd Group 1 $102,107 25.00%
Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc 1 $78,062 25.00%
Northeast Arkansas Community Mental Health Center 1 $102,794 25.00%
Simmons Foods Inc 1 $61,693 25.00%
Arkansas Cancer Clinic 1 $90 25.00%
Apex Analytix 1 $60,715 25.00%

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