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 %
John Brown University 19 $53,384 86.36%
Sai Strategic Solutions Inc 19 $55,584 86.36%
Internext Corporation 19 $51,901 86.36%
System Soft Technologies Llc 19 $59,617 86.36%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 19 $67,755 86.36%
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp 19 $75,400 86.36%
International Business Machines Corporation 19 $71,958 90.48%
Arkansas Renal Group Pa 19 $175,104 90.48%
Agreeya Solutions Inc 19 $70,238 90.48%
Cobb Vantress Inc 18 $64,782 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Herrera Farming Co 9 $24,015 100.00%
Pbm Farms Llc 9 $26,860 100.00%
Marty And Patsy White Farms Gp 9 $24,493 100.00%
Tmg Ag Llc 9 $24,218 100.00%
Stuckey Farms Partnership 9 $24,396 100.00%
Sk Farms Partnership 9 $23,990 100.00%
Southern Wheel Iron Works Alp 9 $24,831 100.00%
Weston Esau Farms 9 $26,887 100.00%
Terry R Fuller 9 $23,837 100.00%
Felker And Felker 9 $26,053 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quinn David Associates Llc 1 $53,768 33.33%
Lawrence Memorialhospital 1 $134,950 33.33%
Ashmyn Llc 1 $38,334 33.33%
Softtek Integration Systems Inc 1 $93,725 33.33%
Gj X0019 S Exxon Llc Dba Snappy Mart 8 1 $57,387 33.33%
St Francis House Nwa Inc 1 $122,949 33.33%
Perfectvision Manufacturing Inc 1 $89,253 33.33%
Penguin Eds Barbeque Inc 1 $131,498 33.33%
Neurology Clinic Of South Arkansas 1 $38,896 33.33%
Mcclelland Consulting Engineers Inc 1 $64,189 33.33%

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