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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 %
North Arkansas Regional Medical Center 5 $185,032 100.00%
Coolsoft Llc 4 $66,726 80.00%
Lilax Technologies Inc 4 $74,395 80.00%
Htc Global Services Inc 4 $79,206 80.00%
Agape Church Inc 4 $47,004 80.00%
Ecom Consulting Inc 4 $28,824 80.00%
Vst Consulting Inc 4 $34,585 80.00%
Top Shop Countertops Inc 4 $35,241 80.00%
Biostrategies Lc 4 $34,538 80.00%
Ganesha Enterprise Llc 4 $32,458 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kyle Schlenker Farms 3 $26,742 100.00%
Eagle Creek Farms Inc 3 $17,437 100.00%
Holthouse Farms 3 $29,030 100.00%
Chris And Benji Hess Farms 3 $26,347 100.00%
Kin Co Ag Aviation Inc 3 $28,184 100.00%
Lee Wilson Company Llc 3 $28,565 100.00%
Grant Industries Llc 3 $26,742 100.00%
Lammers Farms Partnership 3 $28,219 100.00%
Greenwalt Company 3 $28,184 100.00%
Soudan Farming Company 3 $18,713 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soybean Farming 114 $26,645 100.00%
Crop Production 101 $25,566 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 91 $23,470 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 86 $24,178 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 56 $25,664 100.00%
Aquaculture 50 $25,115 100.00%
Corn Farming 49 $24,892 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 46 $24,712 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 46 $24,910 100.00%
Cotton Farming 42 $24,930 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Janitorial Services 43 $21,542 69.35%
Full Service Restaurants 35 $25,582 74.47%
Rice Farming 35 $23,701 81.40%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 97.14%
Home Health Care Services 34 $21,850 97.14%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 91.18%
Engineering Services 28 $58,333 82.35%
Insurance Carriers 18 $80,042 56.25%
Offices Of Physicians 17 $126,418 54.84%
Temporary Help Services 16 $47,749 57.14%

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