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 %
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 121 $41,126 79.61%
Accountants and Auditors 113 $48,010 89.68%
Electrical Engineers 99 $65,796 92.52%
Data Warehousing Specialists 94 $68,819 97.92%
Civil Engineers 86 $58,685 90.53%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 81 $59,682 86.17%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 81 $55,228 91.01%
Statisticians 74 $58,723 91.36%
Financial Analysts 71 $60,486 91.03%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 67 $49,131 87.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 10 $58,028 55.56%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $61,399 52.94%
Industrial Engineers 9 $71,503 56.25%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $39,341 53.33%
Database Administrators 8 $72,005 53.33%
Surgeons 8 $154,076 53.33%
Civil Engineers 8 $59,322 61.54%
Financial Analysts 7 $67,561 58.33%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $37,311 63.64%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 7 $60,867 70.00%
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 %
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 %
Zytus Inc 4 $68,250 80.00%
Onyx Laboratories Ltd 4 $40,456 80.00%
University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff 4 $42,192 80.00%
Windstream Corporation 4 $66,144 80.00%
National Park Community College 4 $38,048 80.00%
Spring International Language Center At The Univer 4 $39,895 80.00%
Blytheville School District No 5 4 $38,090 80.00%
Estem High Public Charter School 4 $41,434 80.00%
Nic Info Tek Inc 4 $59,150 80.00%
Gtl Americas 4 $98,395 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 974 $25,410 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 565 $24,726 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 325 $22,296 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 289 $25,667 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 201 $23,759 100.00%
Rice Farming 153 $24,262 100.00%
Potato Farming 147 $23,628 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 138 $24,011 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 108 $23,588 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 103 $26,219 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 1,435 $22,289 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 485 $53,911 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 362 $74,004 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 315 $89,732 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 70 $57,159 40.00%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 22.82%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 39.24%
Full Service Restaurants 30 $24,403 39.47%
Engineering Services 27 $58,625 36.99%
Offices Of Physicians 16 $110,793 22.86%

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