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 %
Graphic Designers 34 $38,309 85.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $50,394 86.84%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $39,415 84.21%
Physical Therapists 31 $60,647 81.58%
Social Science Research Assistants 30 $33,508 83.33%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $65,516 83.33%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 29 $97,895 85.29%
Chemists 28 $47,405 82.35%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 27 $26,469 87.10%
Occupational Therapists 27 $62,318 96.43%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Argentina 5 $52,771 41.67%
Taiwan 4 $67,519 40.00%
Venezuela 4 $46,878 44.44%
Sri Lanka 4 $41,162 44.44%
Japan 4 $44,373 44.44%
Mongolia 4 $51,958 44.44%
Peru 4 $66,344 50.00%
Colombia 4 $40,980 50.00%
Syria 4 $89,412 57.14%
Iraq 3 $38,768 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Riverpoint Management Llc 12 $76,218 100.00%
Ams It Solutions Llc 12 $87,136 100.00%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 11 $76,870 91.67%
Icloud Technologies Corp 11 $74,539 91.67%
Cloud Big Data Technologies Llc 11 $69,024 91.67%
Tech Matrix Inc 11 $58,629 91.67%
Mena Hospital Commission 11 $44,344 91.67%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 11 $58,792 91.67%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 11 $51,766 91.67%
Collabera Inc Previously Known As Gci 11 $50,553 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rich Richardson Construction Llc Dba Richardson 1 $80,350 50.00%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 1 $86,466 50.00%
Eat Rice Inc 1 $41,059 50.00%
First Solar Inc 1 $57,450 50.00%
Nephrology Associates Pa 1 $104,749 50.00%
Noydeen Sisters Medical Group And Clinics 1 $73,195 50.00%
Entergy Services Llc 1 $65,312 50.00%
Thomas Engineering Company 1 $70,283 50.00%
Unity Health White County Physician Group 1 $59,030 50.00%
James A Rogers Excavating Inc 1 $26,978 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 974 $25,410 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 565 $24,726 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 325 $22,296 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 289 $25,667 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 201 $23,759 100.00%
Rice Farming 153 $24,262 100.00%
Potato Farming 147 $23,628 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 138 $24,011 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 108 $23,588 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 103 $26,219 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 1,435 $22,289 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 485 $53,911 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 362 $74,004 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 315 $89,732 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 70 $57,159 40.00%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 22.82%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 39.24%
Full Service Restaurants 30 $24,403 39.47%
Engineering Services 27 $58,625 36.99%
Offices Of Physicians 16 $110,793 22.86%

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