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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 6,298 $57,048 96.09%
Software Developers, Applications 5,321 $74,723 90.13%
Computer Programmers 2,304 $56,545 91.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,497 $61,887 95.47%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,307 $123,804 90.26%
Software Developers, Systems Software 479 $70,047 94.66%
Management Analysts 412 $58,613 91.76%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 315 $61,277 86.78%
Internists, General 269 $163,007 88.49%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 257 $59,258 93.45%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 2,620 $25,535 213.70%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1,448 $26,198 293.71%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 307 $25,999 65.60%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 195 $25,045 50.26%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 54 $28,004 14.75%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 32 $26,079 14.75%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 30 $34,987 15.79%
Construction Laborers 6 $33,575 3.66%
Nursery Workers 5 $24,698 3.57%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 4 $26,099 3.01%
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 %
Canada 17 $108,649 35.42%
Turkey 17 $42,739 40.48%
United Kingdom 16 $81,026 38.10%
Bangladesh 10 $35,331 35.71%
Iran 8 $41,689 36.36%
Egypt 6 $112,909 35.29%
Nigeria 6 $96,765 35.29%
Thailand 5 $36,928 33.33%
France 5 $66,637 35.71%
Mongolia 5 $52,828 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 14 $98,839 93.33%
Imbuesys Inc 14 $58,610 93.33%
American Unit Inc 14 $69,763 93.33%
Vidha It Solutions Llc 14 $74,641 93.33%
Antra Inc 14 $74,176 93.33%
Tek Leaders Inc 14 $73,192 93.33%
K Tek Soft Inc 14 $77,115 93.33%
It Resources Inc 14 $77,873 100.00%
Baptist Health Services 14 $282,727 100.00%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 13 $73,231 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crc Farms 7 $25,664 100.00%
Rob And Court Farms 7 $24,978 100.00%
Amore Farms 7 $27,325 100.00%
Swindle Farms 7 $23,810 100.00%
Ta Farms 7 $26,006 100.00%
Stiles Equipment Llc 7 $25,664 100.00%
Robert Wilson Enterprises 7 $27,239 100.00%
Tycall Farms Inc 7 $24,446 100.00%
Levi Carlton Farms 7 $26,538 100.00%
Lvw Farms 7 $24,333 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simmons Feed Ingredients Inc 1 $91,894 50.00%
Shree Hari Bryant Dba Tropical Smoothie Cafe 1 $18,158 50.00%
Brett Rays Village Landscaping 1 $21,008 50.00%
Casa Manana Inc 1 $18,158 50.00%
Hanpark Corporation 1 $33,238 50.00%
Kiewit Infrastructure West Co 1 $68,598 50.00%
Paladino Co Pa 1 $53,560 50.00%
State Of Arkansas 1 $57,845 50.00%
Georgia Pacific Consumer Operations Llc 1 $71,157 50.00%
Gdm Seeds Inc 1 $56,202 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage