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%
Civil Engineers 8 $59,322 50.00%
Database Administrators 8 $72,005 53.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $39,341 53.33%
Surgeons 8 $154,076 57.14%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $46,221 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 %
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 %
Estem High Public Charter School 4 $41,434 80.00%
Gtl Americas 4 $98,395 80.00%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 4 $45,745 80.00%
Bba Corp 4 $58,328 80.00%
Clear Thought Solutions Llc 4 $53,857 80.00%
Virtusa Corporation 4 $55,063 80.00%
Stagecoach Phillips 66 Inc 4 $67,621 80.00%
Nuview Technologies Inc 4 $47,793 80.00%
The University Of Arkansas At Little Rock 4 $52,894 80.00%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 4 $72,795 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orlicek Farms Partnership 3 $26,742 100.00%
Chris Thompson Farm 3 $22,048 100.00%
Rabbit Ridge Farms Llc 3 $29,030 100.00%
Rcs Agri Llc 3 $21,972 100.00%
Hm Flying Service 3 $27,588 100.00%
Cypress Slough Farms 3 $23,497 100.00%
Tymac Farms 3 $29,626 100.00%
Rose Family Farms Partnership 3 $28,184 100.00%
Hardwick Well Supply Inc 3 $26,742 100.00%
Alter Farms 3 $18,346 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 39 $26,731 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 35 $24,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 34 $27,424 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $27,042 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 29 $28,386 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 28 $26,098 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $25,767 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 22 $28,150 100.00%

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