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 %
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 %
Walgreen Co 3 $106,448 100.00%
Supplypike Inc 3 $96,879 100.00%
Meta Soft Inc 3 $90,438 100.00%
Cantina Consulting Inc 3 $96,623 100.00%
Blue Yonder Inc 3 $92,383 100.00%
Innova Solutions Inc 3 $95,735 100.00%
Godaddycom Llc 3 $98,731 100.00%
Us Bank National Association 3 $99,022 100.00%
Pivotal Software Inc 3 $96,942 100.00%
Prokarma Inc 3 $102,953 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carlos Yepes 1 $30,222 100.00%
Stewart Farms 1 $19,760 100.00%
Demo Roads Phillip Ferebee 1 $22,318 100.00%
Colby Sexton 1 $30,222 100.00%
Armstrong Bros Llc 1 $20,530 100.00%
Senter Land Company Inc 1 $30,222 100.00%
Glenda Harrod Farms 1 $18,477 100.00%
Shawn Peebles Organic Farm Llc Pet 1 1 $25,896 100.00%
Clanton Farms Inc 1 $16,792 100.00%
Zackary Mcmillon Farms Llc 1 $28,434 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscaping Services 5 $20,311 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 5 $25,143 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 5 $24,324 100.00%
Wheat Farming 5 $25,122 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 5 $19,492 100.00%
Logging 4 $37,638 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $22,428 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 3 $17,963 100.00%
Other Animal Production 3 $26,562 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 3 $28,815 100.00%

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