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 %
Web Developers 147 $53,864 96.71%
Accountants and Auditors 122 $49,807 90.37%
Electrical Engineers 104 $66,713 92.86%
Civil Engineers 98 $58,675 89.91%
Data Warehousing Specialists 94 $68,819 87.85%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 91 $60,873 93.81%
Statisticians 89 $66,259 93.68%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 84 $56,066 91.30%
Financial Analysts 82 $64,053 93.18%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 75 $48,863 85.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $38,327 55.56%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $60,414 58.82%
Industrial Engineers 9 $71,503 56.25%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $39,341 50.00%
Civil Engineers 8 $59,322 53.33%
Database Administrators 8 $72,005 53.33%
Surgeons 8 $154,076 57.14%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $37,311 53.85%
Occupational Therapists 7 $55,347,276 58.33%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 7 $60,867 63.64%
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 %
United It Solutions Inc 4 $69,800 100.00%
Enterprise Vision Technologies Inc 4 $91,515 100.00%
Eclinicalworks Llc 4 $66,576 100.00%
Bridgefarmer Associates Inc 4 $52,718 100.00%
Tekwissen Llc 4 $55,411 100.00%
Raas Infotek Llc 4 $54,709 100.00%
Cameron International Corporation 4 $65,598 100.00%
Genius Resources Inc 4 $62,395 100.00%
Digital Terrain Inc 4 $70,460 100.00%
Tekforce360 Corporation 4 $56,722 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Midway Farms Partnership 2 $24,606 100.00%
Guy Teeter Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Wabby Farms Llc 2 $25,303 100.00%
Walter Wooten Iii 2 $29,328 100.00%
Warren Family Farms Partnership 2 $25,303 100.00%
Long Planting Company 2 $24,086 100.00%
Mcgarrah Farms Rivercrest Orchard Llc 2 $13,035 100.00%
Donald Morton Jr Farms 2 $27,165 100.00%
Robert J Barnhill Dba Barnhill Orchards 2 $17,108 100.00%
Tmk Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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