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 %
Bolivia 2 $73,923 33.33%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $61,735 40.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $31,569 40.00%
Panama 2 $197,600 40.00%
Ukraine 2 $40,464 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $48,839 40.00%
Jamaica 2 $75,165 40.00%
Kuwait 2 $66,751 40.00%
Indonesia 2 $33,478 50.00%
Estonia 2 $67,860 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food And Drug Administration 35 $53,177 92.11%
Menschforce Llc 34 $67,124 89.47%
Flexton Inc 34 $84,364 89.47%
Waveletsoft Technologies Inc 34 $57,797 89.47%
Populus Group Llc 32 $75,828 86.49%
Kee Technologies Group Inc 32 $47,480 88.89%
Qa Infotech Inc 32 $59,970 88.89%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 31 $61,964 91.18%
Cardiology Associates Of Jonesboro Inc 31 $222,258 91.18%
Amitech Solutions Inc 30 $59,817 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brickeys Grain Co 11 $23,166 100.00%
Freeland Farms Partnership 11 $23,315 100.00%
Wray Ridge Farms 11 $26,473 100.00%
Lake Hall Farms Inc 11 $21,672 100.00%
Oxner Ag Partnership 11 $23,302 100.00%
Bayou Mason Planting Co 11 $22,244 100.00%
Two Rivers Nursery 11 $21,014 100.00%
Farm H2a Llc 11 $23,928 100.00%
Southall Farms 11 $23,774 100.00%
Harrod And Hensley Tomato Llc 10 $20,995 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Industry Inc 2 $49,546 33.33%
Chi St Vincent Family Clinic Chenal 2 $23,982 33.33%
Poole Farms Partnership 2 $24,128 40.00%
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Part Of The Lanx 2 $91,645 40.00%
Cree Inc 2 $68,640 40.00%
Garver 2 $81,370 40.00%
Safholland Inc 2 $82,763 40.00%
Hytrol Conveyor Co 2 $66,945 40.00%
King Farms 2 $22,912 40.00%
Entergy Services Llc 2 $61,579 40.00%

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