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 %
Acxiom Corporation 133 $59,023 91.72%
Tetrasoft Inc 132 $65,381 93.62%
Tyson Foods Inc 127 $79,822 90.07%
Arkansas Health Group 118 $194,105 95.16%
Kitestring Consulting Inc 115 $94,177 95.04%
St Vincent Medical Group 107 $141,987 89.92%
Pearlsoft Solutions Incorporated 107 $53,266 89.92%
Arkansas State University 104 $45,525 88.89%
University Of Central Arkansas 104 $56,395 89.66%
Ibm Corporation 98 $61,794 86.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anderson Farms 16 $22,946 100.00%
Diversified Services Lawn And Garden Center Inc 16 $22,359 100.00%
Benwood Farms 16 $24,526 100.00%
Arkansas Well Supply Inc 15 $24,193 100.00%
Dunnahoe Farms 15 $22,736 100.00%
Miles Bros Farms 15 $23,114 100.00%
Rogers Honey Farm 15 $25,934 100.00%
Farm Cat Inc 15 $22,023 100.00%
Penn Brothers Ptr Landleveling 15 $22,207 100.00%
Double D Farms 15 $25,132 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Holden Portable Buildings Llc 8 $25,470 26.67%
Rheem Manufacturing Company 8 $70,171 26.67%
Valuepro Inc 8 $76,690 27.59%
Mena Hospital Commission 7 $12,704,545 26.92%
University Of Arkansas At Pine Bluff 7 $44,341 26.92%
Cisco Systems Inc 7 $102,470 28.00%
Entergy Services Inc 6 $54,506 24.00%
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp 6 $86,375 25.00%
Computer Task Group Inc Ctg 6 $73,580 25.00%
Danfoss Scroll Technologies Llc 5 $63,648 22.73%

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