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%
Sri Lanka 4 $41,162 40.00%
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 44.44%
Peru 4 $66,344 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Little Rock School District 18 $47,841 90.00%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 18 $62,119 90.00%
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc 18 $87,660 90.00%
Avila Trading Inc 18 $69,663 90.00%
Usable Mutual Insurance Co 18 $81,930 90.00%
Prodapt North America Inc 18 $72,104 90.00%
Sysfore Technologies Inc 18 $76,789 94.74%
Central Arkansas Veterans Health System 18 $131,936 94.74%
Sure Tech Services Inc 17 $64,009 89.47%
University Of The Ozarks 17 $49,934 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Caleb Jones Farms 9 $23,747 100.00%
River Valley Hort Inc 8 $21,991 100.00%
Lanny Bosnick And Sons Partnership 8 $24,089 100.00%
Js Edwards Farms Llc 8 $25,007 100.00%
Stracener Farming Company 8 $25,545 100.00%
King Farms 8 $24,245 100.00%
Thomas Cattle Farms Llc 8 $23,066 100.00%
Medford Sons 8 $24,375 100.00%
Don Kittler Farms 8 $29,310 100.00%
Jca Farms Partnership 8 $25,259 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Honeywell International Inc 1 $70,658 33.33%
Baxter County Regional Hospital Inc 1 $172,390 33.33%
Acxiom It Outsourcing Lp 1 $53,498 33.33%
Center For Toxicology And Environmental Health Ll 1 $69,118 33.33%
Spirit Manufacturing Inc 1 $61,277 33.33%
Sushi House Inc Dba Sushi House 1 $59,280 33.33%
Spring International Language Center Inc 1 $55,786 33.33%
Cossatot Community College Of The Ua 1 $36,610 33.33%
Emc Corporation 1 $97,822 33.33%
Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic Pa 1 $152,277 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