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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 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $61,735 50.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $31,569 50.00%
Panama 2 $197,600 50.00%
Ukraine 2 $40,464 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $48,839 50.00%
Jamaica 2 $75,165 50.00%
Kuwait 2 $66,751 66.67%
Indonesia 2 $33,478 66.67%
Estonia 2 $67,860 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm India Private Limited 542 $59,328 84.95%
University Of Arkansas 506 $43,989 91.50%
Esystems Inc 337 $59,009 89.87%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 279 $74,353 86.11%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 276 $58,230 98.57%
Libertycom Llc 224 $55,205 98.68%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 205 $58,081 95.35%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 146 $77,526 87.95%
Protech Solutions Inc 144 $56,838 97.30%
Miracle Software Systems Inc 139 $82,137 95.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stan Sweeney Llc 18 $22,559 100.00%
T And M Farms 17 $20,902 100.00%
Baxter Land Company 17 $22,682 100.00%
W H Dunklin Jr Farms 17 $22,983 100.00%
Tim Fisher Farm 17 $26,277 100.00%
Samson Partnership 17 $24,609 100.00%
Daren Fowler Farms 16 $22,533 100.00%
Arkansas Crop Technologies Inc 16 $24,394 100.00%
Harrell Farms 16 $22,903 100.00%
Delta Valley Farms Llc 16 $21,170 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Libertycom Llc 18 $77,531 25.35%
Arkansas Tech University 14 $39,304 20.59%
Fis Management Services Llc 14 $82,469 21.21%
Keetechnologies Group Inc 12 $71,336 20.69%
Accenture Llp 12 $94,810 26.67%
Fort Smith Hma Pbc Management Llc 10 $125,712 24.39%
Welspun Pipes 10 $65,865 27.78%
Usable Mutual Insurance Company 10 $93,165 30.30%
Inteliblue Llc 9 $90,036 28.13%
Fedex Freight Inc 8 $62,697 25.81%

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