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 %
Industrial Production Managers	21	$82,783	91.30%
Bioinformatics Scientists	20	$54,471	86.96%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$39,803	81.82%
Training and Development Specialists	18	$53,351	81.82%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	18	$83,563	85.71%
Surgeons	18	$192,166	85.71%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$43,399	85.00%
Instructional Coordinators	17	$45,647	89.47%
Materials Scientists	16	$39,084	84.21%
Marketing Managers	16	$77,340	84.21%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2	$50,180	50.00%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$32,906	50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2	$54,174	50.00%
Materials Engineers	2	$68,162	50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	2	$24,253	50.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2	$103,470	50.00%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	2	$52,478	50.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	2	$17,794	50.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2	$29,671	50.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2	$53,383	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 %
Saudi Arabia	2	$70,324	50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro	2	$61,735	50.00%
Germany	2	$53,504	50.00%
Singapore	2	$90,875	50.00%
Panama	2	$197,600	50.00%
Italy	2	$87,371	66.67%
Azerbaijan	1	$48,797	33.33%
Nicaragua	1	$48,547	33.33%
Bolivia	1	$36,462	33.33%
Cameroon	1	$36,880	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wal Mart Associates Inc	6,174	$76,615	89.03%
Infosys Limited	3,137	$56,051	99.71%
Ust Global Inc	1,979	$54,138	94.42%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	1,562	$65,709	97.08%
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences	1,489	$82,113	93.94%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	927	$63,082	99.25%
Wipro Limited	663	$60,016	90.70%
Accenture Llp	616	$61,395	88.51%
Ibm India Private Limited	542	$59,328	79.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	539	$62,846	86.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Protech Solutions Inc	120	$57,336	11.59%
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc	61	$25,534	8.52%
Federal Soft Systems Inc	57	$77,384	9.53%
Lisa Academy	57	$43,289	12.39%
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities	34	$171,356	10.46%
Mcclure Associates Llc	30	$20,384	13.51%
The Alotian Club	26	$23,244	21.67%
Invincible Tech Systems Inc	21	$78,057	18.58%
White River Health System	19	$161,769	17.59%
Maverick Tube Corporation	19	$55,667	20.21%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	17	$61,451	89.47%
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing	16	$70,820	88.89%
Professional Employer Organizations	16	$90,011	94.12%
Insurance Carriers	16	$68,955	94.12%
Other Management Consulting Services	16	$57,819	94.12%
Gypsum Product Manufacturing	14	$66,713	87.50%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	14	$78,429	87.50%
Educational Support Services	14	$57,086	87.50%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	13	$41,744	81.25%
Scheduled Freight Air Transportation	13	$48,239	86.67%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	2	$89,139	25.00%
Electric Power Generation	2	$50,887	28.57%
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	2	$91,645	28.57%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	2	$87,100	28.57%
Administration Of Public Health Programs	2	$47,071	28.57%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$24,440	28.57%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills	1	$20,176	14.29%
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	1	$67,018	16.67%
Claims Adjusting	1	$19,989	16.67%
Motor Vehicle Steering And Suspension Components Except Spring Manufacturing	1	$66,706	16.67%

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.