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 %
Computer Network Architects 27 $80,400 96.43%
Database Architects 26 $65,074 92.86%
General and Operations Managers 25 $62,603 92.59%
Pediatricians, General 25 $133,860 92.59%
Sales Engineers 24 $91,628 92.31%
Biological Technicians 24 $32,440 92.31%
Microbiologists 24 $41,781 96.00%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 22 $52,242 91.67%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 21 $44,189 87.50%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $42,766 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 3 $26,770 60.00%
Financial Managers 3 $70,179 60.00%
Biological Technicians 3 $33,266 60.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $41,929 60.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 3 $19,816 60.00%
Construction Managers 3 $66,858 60.00%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3 $75,254 75.00%
Logisticians 2 $56,503 50.00%
Epidemiologists 2 $47,071 50.00%
Economists 2 $48,028 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 %
Evangelistic International Ministries 2 $41,132 100.00%
Crossett School District 52 2 $40,580 100.00%
United Information Technology Inc 2 $49,712 100.00%
Varnar Inc 2 $41,351 100.00%
Penntex Group Llc 2 $41,964 100.00%
Sheetal Usa Enterprises Inc 2 $45,386 100.00%
Southern Arkansas University Tech 2 $40,810 100.00%
Buf Architecture Studio Pllc 2 $41,122 100.00%
Corp2corp Inc 2 $55,100 100.00%
University Of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College 2 $44,550 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rice Milling 4 $24,991 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $22,428 100.00%
Peanut Farming 4 $25,912 100.00%
Farm Product Warehousing And Storage 4 $26,842 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 3 $23,116 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 3 $17,963 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 3 $35,443 100.00%
Finfish Fishing 2 $25,896 66.67%
Sheep And Goat Farming 2 $25,303 100.00%
Other Animal Production 2 $24,731 100.00%

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