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 %
Management Health Systems Llc 13 $49,003 92.86%
Abco Computers Inc 13 $71,514 92.86%
Heifer Project International 13 $58,096 92.86%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 13 $81,861 92.86%
Danfoss Llc 13 $73,002 92.86%
Garver Llc 13 $57,320 92.86%
Cloud Centric Inc 13 $74,992 92.86%
Qbrainx Inc 13 $81,106 92.86%
Sar Tech Llc 13 $75,864 92.86%
Sqa Concepts Inc 13 $79,947 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clover Bend Rice Co 7 $27,141 100.00%
Griffin Planting Company Inc 7 $25,664 100.00%
Carl Loewer Farming Co 7 $19,564 100.00%
Gregory C Gasaway 7 $25,046 100.00%
Godwin Farms Partnership 7 $18,460 100.00%
Bramucci Farms 7 $24,892 100.00%
Raven Agriculture Llc 7 $25,382 100.00%
Galen Geisler Farms 7 $25,337 100.00%
Pool Family Farms Inc 7 $26,871 100.00%
Double K Farms 7 $25,046 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ace One Media Llc 1 $34,070 50.00%
Magna Iv Color Imaging Inc 1 $97,032 50.00%
The Darragh Company 1 $51,626 50.00%
Lilliam Prado Dds Pa 1 $48,547 50.00%
Univ Of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain 1 $43,270 50.00%
Harrison French Associates Ltd 1 $57,158 50.00%
Blue Rock Design Build Llc 1 $30,451 50.00%
Dl Inc 1 $36,733 50.00%
Catlett Inc 1 $58,219 50.00%
Pinnacle Resources Inc 1 $96,782 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 39 $26,731 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 35 $24,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 34 $27,424 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $27,042 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 29 $28,386 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 28 $26,098 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $25,767 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 22 $28,150 100.00%

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