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 %
Ibm India Private Limited 542 $59,328 84.95%
University Of Arkansas 506 $43,989 91.50%
Esystems Inc 337 $59,009 89.87%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 279 $74,353 86.11%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 276 $58,230 98.57%
Libertycom Llc 224 $55,205 98.68%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 205 $58,081 95.35%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 146 $77,526 87.95%
Protech Solutions Inc 144 $56,838 97.30%
Miracle Software Systems Inc 139 $82,137 95.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stan Sweeney Llc 18 $22,559 100.00%
T And M Farms 17 $20,902 100.00%
Baxter Land Company 17 $22,682 100.00%
W H Dunklin Jr Farms 17 $22,983 100.00%
Tim Fisher Farm 17 $26,277 100.00%
Samson Partnership 17 $24,609 100.00%
Daren Fowler Farms 16 $22,533 100.00%
Arkansas Crop Technologies Inc 16 $24,394 100.00%
Harrell Farms 16 $22,903 100.00%
Delta Valley Farms Llc 16 $21,170 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Libertycom Llc 18 $77,531 25.35%
Arkansas Tech University 14 $39,304 20.59%
Fis Management Services Llc 14 $82,469 21.21%
Keetechnologies Group Inc 12 $71,336 20.69%
Accenture Llp 12 $94,810 26.67%
Fort Smith Hma Pbc Management Llc 10 $125,712 24.39%
Welspun Pipes 10 $65,865 27.78%
Usable Mutual Insurance Company 10 $93,165 30.30%
Inteliblue Llc 9 $90,036 28.13%
Fedex Freight Inc 8 $62,697 25.81%

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