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%
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 3,772 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 %
India 841 $232,044 40.10%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 69 $43,718 31.36%
China 55 $61,201 26.19%
Brazil 45 $36,733 36.00%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 43.56%
Pakistan 28 $74,418 36.84%
Nepal 23 $72,390 38.98%
South Africa 16 $30,189 34.04%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Riverpoint Management Llc 12 $76,218 100.00%
Ams It Solutions Llc 12 $87,136 100.00%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 11 $76,870 91.67%
Icloud Technologies Corp 11 $74,539 91.67%
Cloud Big Data Technologies Llc 11 $69,024 91.67%
Tech Matrix Inc 11 $58,629 91.67%
Mena Hospital Commission 11 $44,344 91.67%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 11 $58,792 91.67%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 11 $51,766 91.67%
Collabera Inc Previously Known As Gci 11 $50,553 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rich Richardson Construction Llc Dba Richardson 1 $80,350 50.00%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 1 $86,466 50.00%
Eat Rice Inc 1 $41,059 50.00%
First Solar Inc 1 $57,450 50.00%
Nephrology Associates Pa 1 $104,749 50.00%
Noydeen Sisters Medical Group And Clinics 1 $73,195 50.00%
Entergy Services Llc 1 $65,312 50.00%
Thomas Engineering Company 1 $70,283 50.00%
Unity Health White County Physician Group 1 $59,030 50.00%
James A Rogers Excavating Inc 1 $26,978 50.00%

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