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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupational Therapists 7 $55,347,276 70.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $46,221 70.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $47,018 66.67%
Food Preparation Workers 6 $20,620 75.00%
Management Analysts 6 $49,462 75.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $56,724 75.00%
Engineers, All Other 5 $65,137 62.50%
Anesthesiologists 5 $116,721 62.50%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $39,886 62.50%
Food Batchmakers 5 $27,934 71.43%
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 %
Jefferson Hospital Association Inc 50 $106,627 87.72%
Fis Management Services Llc 50 $77,842 89.29%
Molex Llc 49 $68,135 90.74%
Southern Arkansas University 49 $39,200 92.45%
Apogee Medical Group Arkansas Pa 46 $111,852 86.79%
Prodapt North America 44 $67,950 84.62%
Food And Drug Administration Hhs 43 $43,113 89.58%
Maverick Tube Corporation 42 $57,458 89.36%
Capgemini America Inc 42 $72,100 91.30%
Technosoft Corporation 42 $75,071 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gdm Seeds Inc 12 $30,756 100.00%
Batture Co 12 $23,754 100.00%
Gerlach Farming 12 $23,462 100.00%
Dean Lindley Farms 12 $23,033 100.00%
Godwin Planting Company 12 $26,127 100.00%
Jil Farms Llc 12 $22,100 100.00%
Haley Belle Farms Inc 12 $23,646 100.00%
Storey Farms Inc 12 $22,143 100.00%
John P Baioni Farms 12 $21,791 100.00%
Poplar Ridge Farms Gp 11 $29,245 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jtb Concrete Llc 2 $45,739 25.00%
Ar Enterprises Inc 2 $26,458 25.00%
Conway Country Club Inc 2 $14,581 25.00%
Derm Cosmetic Labs Inc 2 $74,256 25.00%
Stagecoach Phillips 66 Inc 2 $45,365 28.57%
Transplace 2 $53,186 28.57%
Total Document Solutions Inc 2 $34,008 28.57%
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse Sushi 2 $31,179 28.57%
Ingenico Inc 2 $95,170 28.57%
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 2 $69,129 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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