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%
Nigeria 6 $96,765 35.29%
Egypt 6 $112,909 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 %
Ernst Young Us Llp 91 $70,867 81.25%
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities 88 $180,634 82.24%
Little Scholars Of Arkansas 86 $42,369 87.76%
Jb Hunt Transport Services Inc 86 $63,146 94.51%
Invincible Tech Systems Inc 85 $76,979 96.59%
Deloitte Touche Llp 82 $56,881 94.25%
Gainwell Technologies Llc 82 $78,524 95.35%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 81 $76,945 94.19%
St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center 77 $50,907 90.59%
Mu Sigma Inc 77 $48,963 90.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hayday Farm Partnership 15 $24,117 100.00%
Brantley Farming Company 15 $21,882 100.00%
Hill Seed Elevator Inc 15 $23,948 100.00%
Double H Agri Llc 15 $22,273 100.00%
Jm Malone And Son Inc 15 $21,023 100.00%
Linn Family Farms Llc 15 $26,012 100.00%
Jimel Farms Inc 15 $22,158 100.00%
Ag Inc 15 $22,063 100.00%
Bearskin Farm 15 $25,989 100.00%
Matthews Sweet Potato Farm Llc 14 $27,254 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse Inc 5 $33,168 23.81%
Lyon College 5 $44,174 23.81%
Yeyos El Alma De Mexico Llc 5 $27,934 25.00%
Vrpro It Llc 5 $103,834 26.32%
Best Park Llc 4 $29,858 21.05%
Lionbridge Technologies 4 $71,838 22.22%
Pace Industries 4 $74,090 26.67%
Capspire Inc 4 $75,561 28.57%
Midas Hospitality Llc 4 $17,389 28.57%
Mercy Health Northwest Arkansas Communities 4 $160,529 28.57%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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