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 %
Family and General Practitioners 55 $154,112 83.33%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $59,361 85.48%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 53 $64,001 85.48%
Logisticians 52 $58,199 92.86%
Hospitalists 47 $167,238 94.00%
Materials Engineers 47 $79,560 95.92%
Engineers, All Other 47 $56,810 95.92%
Graphic Designers 42 $40,652 87.50%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $47,398 89.36%
Food Scientists and Technologists 42 $49,795 95.45%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 5 $49,142 71.43%
Engineers, All Other 5 $65,137 71.43%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $22,849 57.14%
Operations Research Analysts 4 $49,358 57.14%
Cooks, Restaurant 4 $24,695 57.14%
Industrial Production Managers 4 $90,678 57.14%
Carpenters 4 $26,447 57.14%
Instructional Coordinators 4 $34,871 66.67%
Construction Managers 4 $62,754 66.67%
Pediatricians, General 4 $93,199 66.67%
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 %
Equifax Inc 3 $96,817 100.00%
Core Its Limited Liability Company 3 $98,627 100.00%
Abercrombie Fitch Management Co 3 $115,521 100.00%
Meta Platforms Inc 3 $130,014 100.00%
Lumos Networks Corp 3 $105,900 100.00%
Twilio Inc 3 $106,787 100.00%
Veeva Systems Inc 3 $111,030 100.00%
E Builder Inc 3 $107,869 100.00%
Wendys International Llc 3 $131,290 100.00%
Pathology Services Laboratory Pa 3 $159,259 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
J P Walt And Sons Inc 1 $19,456 100.00%
Tray Dillahunty Farms Partnership 1 $24,606 100.00%
L D Produce Farms 1 $19,344 100.00%
River Vally Hort Inc 1 $22,318 100.00%
Hamton Farms 1 $28,434 100.00%
Twin Lakes Farm Ii 1 $25,896 100.00%
Nicholas Templeton 1 $30,222 100.00%
Omni Omega Planting Company 1 $22,235 100.00%
Lane Farms Partnership 1 $28,434 100.00%
Castor Rice Co 1 $17,290 100.00%
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