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
33,715 83.34% $69,193 H-1B
4,326 10.69% $23,740 H-2A
2,269 5.61% $271,418 PERM
145 0.36% $78,553 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arkansas has seen a total of 40,455 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arkansas is the H-1B visa with 33,715 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.34% of Arkansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 4,326 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 10.69% of Arkansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arkansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 52 $70,739 83.87%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $58,436 84.75%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 48 $62,395 82.76%
Hospitalists 47 $167,238 92.16%
Engineers, All Other 46 $56,164 95.83%
Logisticians 45 $55,397 95.74%
Materials Engineers 42 $79,806 97.67%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $46,801 88.37%
Food Scientists and Technologists 36 $48,573 83.72%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $48,824 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 5 $49,142 71.43%
Operations Research Analysts 4 $49,358 57.14%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4 $89,273 57.14%
Instructional Coordinators 4 $34,871 57.14%
Pediatricians, General 4 $93,199 66.67%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $32,408 66.67%
Industrial Production Managers 4 $90,678 66.67%
Carpenters 4 $26,447 66.67%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $22,849 66.67%
Computer Network Architects 3 $102,759 50.00%
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 3,772 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,446 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Arkansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 841 $232,044 40.10%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 69 $43,718 31.36%
China 55 $61,201 26.19%
Brazil 45 $36,733 36.00%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 43.56%
Pakistan 28 $74,418 36.84%
Nepal 23 $72,390 38.98%
South Africa 16 $30,189 34.04%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B F Engineering Inc 6 $53,421 85.71%
Primisoft Llc 6 $51,820 85.71%
Magna Iv Color Imaging Inc 6 $49,896 85.71%
Arkansas Cancer Clinic Pa 6 $163,914 85.71%
Vmc Soft Technologies Inc 6 $67,971 85.71%
Ant Automation Llc 6 $64,803 85.71%
Bank Ozk 6 $90,827 85.71%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 6 $54,465 85.71%
National Systems America Lp 6 $58,750 85.71%
Anthem Inc 6 $70,332 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 8 $33,140 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $26,203 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,560 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 6 $19,125 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 6 $25,691 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 5 $25,143 100.00%
Landscaping Services 5 $20,311 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 5 $19,492 100.00%
Wheat Farming 5 $25,122 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 4 $22,849 100.00%

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 $69,193. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage