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 %
Entergy Arkansas Inc 4 $56,191 100.00%
Dataquest Corp 4 $69,587 100.00%
Healthy Connections Inc 4 $78,281 100.00%
Quantum Vision Llc 4 $71,032 100.00%
Technology Consultants Inc 4 $58,516 100.00%
Edge It Corp 4 $67,912 100.00%
Centraprise Corp 4 $71,490 100.00%
Magic Vapor Llc 4 $66,831 100.00%
Long Finch Technologies Llc 4 $62,905 100.00%
Sira Consulting Inc 4 $68,063 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kr Farms 2 $28,434 100.00%
Barnhill Orchards 2 $25,303 100.00%
Lake Village Seed Tire Co 2 $19,729 100.00%
Windmill Rice Company Llc 2 $21,174 100.00%
Hs Jeter Farms Partnership 2 $29,328 100.00%
Anderson Bros Fisheries Inc 2 $17,108 100.00%
Gg Farms Inc 2 $29,328 100.00%
Smith Farmland Inc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Organic Solutions Farms Inc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Nuway Fuel Farms 2 $20,145 100.00%
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