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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 %
India 1,039 $206,100 42.95%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 80 $42,076 31.50%
China 57 $63,264 25.91%
Brazil 51 $35,181 35.92%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 33.85%
Pakistan 36 $101,926 41.38%
Nepal 24 $73,959 34.29%
South Africa 22 $31,111 43.14%

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 %
Soybean Farming 114 $26,645 100.00%
Crop Production 101 $25,566 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $23,470 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 86 $24,178 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 56 $25,664 100.00%
Aquaculture 50 $25,115 100.00%
Corn Farming 49 $24,892 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 46 $24,712 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 46 $24,910 100.00%
Cotton Farming 42 $24,930 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitorial Services 43 $21,542 69.35%
Full Service Restaurants 35 $25,582 74.47%
Rice Farming 35 $23,701 81.40%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 97.14%
Home Health Care Services 34 $21,850 97.14%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 91.18%
Engineering Services 28 $58,333 82.35%
Insurance Carriers 18 $80,042 56.25%
Offices Of Physicians 17 $126,418 54.84%
Temporary Help Services 16 $47,749 57.14%

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