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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 6,298 $57,048 96.09%
Software Developers, Applications 5,338 $74,758 90.41%
Computer Programmers 2,304 $56,545 91.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,498 $61,883 95.54%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,307 $123,804 90.26%
Software Developers, Systems Software 482 $70,078 95.26%
Management Analysts 403 $58,474 91.59%
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 96.25%
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 %
Argentina 5 $52,771 41.67%
Taiwan 4 $67,519 40.00%
Venezuela 4 $46,878 44.44%
Sri Lanka 4 $41,162 44.44%
Japan 4 $44,373 44.44%
Mongolia 4 $51,958 44.44%
Peru 4 $66,344 50.00%
Colombia 4 $40,980 50.00%
Syria 4 $89,412 57.14%
Iraq 3 $38,768 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Allwyn Consulting Services Llc 3 $71,379 100.00%
Neo Prism Solutions Llc 3 $74,235 100.00%
Keen Info Tek Inc 3 $69,299 100.00%
Childrens Therapy Services Of Northeast Arkansas 3 $66,733 100.00%
Cardus Inc 3 $70,290 100.00%
Shinwon Ebenezer Usa Inc 3 $66,574 100.00%
Jvr Tech Llc 3 $64,716 100.00%
Elajika Inc 3 $73,112 100.00%
Pinacle It Corp Llc 3 $73,805 100.00%
Compubahn Inc 3 $71,601 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage