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 %
Industrial Production Managers	24	$83,384	96.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	22	$33,772	88.00%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	22	$43,797	91.67%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	21	$42,766	87.50%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$40,080	83.33%
Training and Development Specialists	20	$53,142	86.96%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$43,991	90.91%
Robotics Engineers	19	$92,646	86.36%
Animal Scientists	19	$53,822	90.48%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	18	$83,563	90.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	2	$54,787	40.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2	$50,180	50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	2	$54,174	50.00%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	2	$52,478	50.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2	$103,470	50.00%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2	$47,216	50.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	2	$29,671	50.00%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	2	$18,158	50.00%
Chemical Engineers	2	$97,698	50.00%
Coaches and Scouts	2	$37,841	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 3,768 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 %
Keith Smith Company Inc	4	$58,365	100.00%
Precision Technologies Corp	4	$67,928	100.00%
Vbinfotek Inc	4	$57,746	100.00%
Americold Logistics Llc	4	$79,701	100.00%
Electronic Imaging Services Inc	4	$78,879	100.00%
Infobuilders Inc	4	$70,902	100.00%
Dvr Softek Inc	4	$68,609	100.00%
Infocepts Llc	4	$59,535	100.00%
Nvidia Corporation	4	$81,292	100.00%
Adven Technologies Inc	4	$73,081	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wvb Partnership	2	$30,222	100.00%
Mills Farms	2	$29,328	100.00%
Chase Guest Farms	2	$29,328	100.00%
Trail Farms Partnership	2	$19,136	100.00%
Randy Belinda Glenn	2	$29,328	100.00%
Wgp Farms	2	$27,165	100.00%
Holden Conner Seed Grain	2	$30,222	100.00%
Mjp Farms Llc	2	$31,200	100.00%
Paul Michael Company	2	$19,136	100.00%
Yoder Farms Partnership For B Y Farm Group	2	$19,210	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	13,646	$63,525	94.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,830	$66,517	87.86%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,607	$66,646	94.77%
Department Stores	2,052	$93,322	98.46%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,659	$66,066	90.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	915	$62,054	96.01%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	658	$79,274	69.41%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	622	$125,564	92.56%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	591	$154,701	88.87%
Management Consulting Services	456	$61,263	97.02%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	1,402	$26,666	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	701	$25,637	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	384	$26,646	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	328	$22,415	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	258	$25,114	100.00%
Rice Farming	192	$25,277	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	177	$25,187	100.00%
Potato Farming	171	$24,505	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	143	$27,142	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	126	$24,436	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	1,518	$22,866	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	490	$53,814	100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services	406	$74,981	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	377	$89,944	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	154	$145,702	82.35%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	85	$72,294	55.19%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	73	$60,430	85.88%
Computer Systems Design Services	71	$57,565	92.21%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	62	$21,603	84.93%
Child Care Services	47	$24,541	66.20%

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.