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 %
Food Batchmakers 5 $27,934 71.43%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 5 $21,141 71.43%
Instructional Coordinators 4 $34,871 57.14%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4 $89,273 57.14%
Pediatricians, General 4 $93,199 57.14%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $32,408 57.14%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $22,849 57.14%
Operations Research Analysts 4 $49,358 66.67%
Industrial Production Managers 4 $90,678 66.67%
Carpenters 4 $26,447 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 %
John Brown University 19 $53,384 86.36%
Sai Strategic Solutions Inc 19 $55,584 86.36%
Internext Corporation 19 $51,901 86.36%
System Soft Technologies Llc 19 $59,617 86.36%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 19 $67,755 86.36%
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp 19 $75,400 86.36%
International Business Machines Corporation 19 $71,958 90.48%
Arkansas Renal Group Pa 19 $175,104 90.48%
Agreeya Solutions Inc 19 $70,238 90.48%
Cobb Vantress Inc 18 $64,782 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Herrera Farming Co 9 $24,015 100.00%
Pbm Farms Llc 9 $26,860 100.00%
Marty And Patsy White Farms Gp 9 $24,493 100.00%
Tmg Ag Llc 9 $24,218 100.00%
Stuckey Farms Partnership 9 $24,396 100.00%
Sk Farms Partnership 9 $23,990 100.00%
Southern Wheel Iron Works Alp 9 $24,831 100.00%
Weston Esau Farms 9 $26,887 100.00%
Terry R Fuller 9 $23,837 100.00%
Felker And Felker 9 $26,053 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quinn David Associates Llc 1 $53,768 33.33%
Lawrence Memorialhospital 1 $134,950 33.33%
Ashmyn Llc 1 $38,334 33.33%
Softtek Integration Systems Inc 1 $93,725 33.33%
Gj X0019 S Exxon Llc Dba Snappy Mart 8 1 $57,387 33.33%
St Francis House Nwa Inc 1 $122,949 33.33%
Perfectvision Manufacturing Inc 1 $89,253 33.33%
Penguin Eds Barbeque Inc 1 $131,498 33.33%
Neurology Clinic Of South Arkansas 1 $38,896 33.33%
Mcclelland Consulting Engineers Inc 1 $64,189 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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