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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 70 $41,906 84.34%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 68 $38,610 82.93%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 68 $55,893 83.95%
Biological Scientists, All Other 66 $44,514 82.50%
Soil and Plant Scientists 65 $44,976 87.84%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 64 $43,667 87.67%
Economists 61 $51,253 87.14%
Business Intelligence Analysts 60 $64,410 88.24%
Chemical Engineers 56 $69,851 82.35%
Information Security Analysts 56 $75,407 83.58%
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 3,768 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 %
Haiti 1 $122,408 50.00%
Malawi 1 $38,210 50.00%
Benin 1 $68,598 50.00%
Grenada 1 $376,418 50.00%
Dominican Republic 1 $208,000 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $78,520 50.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $81,286 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $23,442 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $48,547 50.00%
Hungary 1 $51,550 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Derm Cosmetics Lab Inc 4 $52,213 80.00%
Take Enterprise Services Inc 4 $51,059 80.00%
Aptiva Corp 4 $58,032 80.00%
Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations Llc 4 $60,003 80.00%
Snowstack Llc 4 $66,794 80.00%
Buccaneer Computer Systems Service Inc 4 $57,990 80.00%
Empower Professionals 4 $69,618 80.00%
Terracon Consultants Inc 4 $50,742 80.00%
Tangent Usa Inc 4 $52,686 80.00%
Microinfo Itinc 4 $51,569 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eifling Family Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Gillam Farms Of Arkansas Inc 2 $20,852 100.00%
James And Lynzie Towe Farm Ptshp 2 $21,705 100.00%
Holland Bottom Farmllc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Whitley Family Farms 2 $46,654 100.00%
Jared E Thompson Farms 2 $20,145 100.00%
Jemw Farms Llc 2 $27,165 100.00%
Pool Fisheries Inc 2 $26,894 100.00%
Prairie Gold Farms 2 $29,328 100.00%
Bilberry Farms Partnership 2 $28,434 100.00%
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