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 %
Argentina 5 $52,771 41.67%
Ethiopia 5 $66,685 45.45%
Jordan 5 $74,990 50.00%
Syria 4 $89,412 40.00%
Japan 4 $44,373 40.00%
Colombia 4 $40,980 40.00%
Taiwan 4 $67,519 40.00%
Venezuela 4 $46,878 40.00%
Peru 4 $66,344 44.44%
Morocco 4 $64,054 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The President Fellows Of Middlebury College 2 $34,278 66.67%
Armi Inc 2 $33,550 66.67%
The Scott Fetzer Company 2 $45,958 66.67%
Jean Martin Inc 2 $42,984 66.67%
Horatio Public School 2 $34,150 66.67%
Cossatot Community College Of The University Of Ar 2 $34,695 66.67%
Suburban Builders Inc 2 $33,862 66.67%
Stephens Public Schools 2 $33,990 66.67%
Trinuc Llc 2 $37,118 66.67%
P Allen Smith Associates 2 $36,400 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Green Farms Inc 1 $16,926 100.00%
Phillip Mann Farms 1 $28,434 100.00%
Big Slash Llc 1 $21,590 100.00%
Elder Drilling Supply Co Inc 1 $30,222 100.00%
Witt Smith Farms Partnership 1 $30,222 100.00%
Winrock Farms 1 $18,928 100.00%
Eagle Ag Llc 1 $25,896 100.00%
Fletcher Planting Co Llc 1 $30,222 100.00%
Andy Riddell Flying Service Inc 1 $25,896 100.00%
Dreher Farm Labor Association 1 $30,222 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Junior Colleges 9 $40,868 81.82%
All Other Animal Production 9 $50,923 81.82%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 9 $55,233 81.82%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills 9 $74,190 90.00%
Environmental Consulting Services 9 $52,127 90.00%
Rice Milling 9 $60,858 90.00%
Executive Offices 8 $68,032 80.00%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 8 $67,519 80.00%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 8 $49,928 88.89%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 8 $58,581 88.89%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Warehousing And Storage 1 $24,606 100.00%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 1 $30,222 100.00%
Flour Milling And Malt Manufacturing 1 $24,710 100.00%
Sugarcane Farming 1 $21,210 100.00%
Rv Recreational Vehicle Parks And Recreational Camps 1 $24,606 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 1 $174 100.00%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 1 $20,509 100.00%
Forestry And Logging 1 $25,896 100.00%

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