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 %
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 %
Food And Drug Administration 35 $53,177 92.11%
Menschforce Llc 34 $67,124 89.47%
Flexton Inc 34 $84,364 89.47%
Waveletsoft Technologies Inc 34 $57,797 89.47%
Populus Group Llc 32 $75,828 86.49%
Kee Technologies Group Inc 32 $47,480 88.89%
Qa Infotech Inc 32 $59,970 88.89%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 31 $61,964 91.18%
Cardiology Associates Of Jonesboro Inc 31 $222,258 91.18%
Amitech Solutions Inc 30 $59,817 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brickeys Grain Co 11 $23,166 100.00%
Freeland Farms Partnership 11 $23,315 100.00%
Wray Ridge Farms 11 $26,473 100.00%
Lake Hall Farms Inc 11 $21,672 100.00%
Oxner Ag Partnership 11 $23,302 100.00%
Bayou Mason Planting Co 11 $22,244 100.00%
Two Rivers Nursery 11 $21,014 100.00%
Farm H2a Llc 11 $23,928 100.00%
Southall Farms 11 $23,774 100.00%
Harrod And Hensley Tomato Llc 10 $20,995 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Industry Inc 2 $49,546 33.33%
Chi St Vincent Family Clinic Chenal 2 $23,982 33.33%
Poole Farms Partnership 2 $24,128 40.00%
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Part Of The Lanx 2 $91,645 40.00%
Cree Inc 2 $68,640 40.00%
Garver 2 $81,370 40.00%
Safholland Inc 2 $82,763 40.00%
Hytrol Conveyor Co 2 $66,945 40.00%
King Farms 2 $22,912 40.00%
Entergy Services Llc 2 $61,579 40.00%

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 $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