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
33,715 83.34% $69,193 H-1B
4,326 10.69% $23,740 H-2A
2,269 5.61% $271,418 PERM
145 0.36% $78,553 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arkansas has seen a total of 40,455 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arkansas is the H-1B visa with 33,715 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.34% of Arkansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 4,326 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 10.69% of Arkansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arkansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1 $124,770 100.00%
Urologists 1 $139,672 100.00%
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 3,772 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,446 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Arkansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saudi Arabia 2 $70,324 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $61,735 50.00%
Germany 2 $53,504 50.00%
Singapore 2 $90,875 50.00%
Panama 2 $197,600 50.00%
Italy 2 $87,371 66.67%
Azerbaijan 1 $48,797 33.33%
Nicaragua 1 $48,547 33.33%
Bolivia 1 $36,462 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $36,880 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Armstrong Technologies Inc 3 $48,582 75.00%
Trisync Technologies Inc 3 $41,836 75.00%
Ca Inc 3 $49,359 75.00%
Anveta Inc 3 $45,961 75.00%
Ayra Food Mart Llc 3 $43,430 75.00%
Premier It Solutions Inc 3 $45,414 75.00%
Fast Enterprises Llc 3 $54,260 75.00%
Horizon Technologies Inc 3 $42,120 75.00%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 3 $47,112 75.00%
Allied Business Consulting Inc 3 $60,187 75.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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 $69,193. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage