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 %
Jda Software Inc 16 $83,017 94.12%
Econtenti Inc 16 $71,375 94.12%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 16 $80,310 94.12%
Fujitsu America Inc 16 $70,636 94.12%
E Giants Technologies Llc 16 $78,220 94.12%
Mercy Health Northwest Arkansas Communities 16 $194,230 94.12%
Cigniti Technologies Inc 15 $72,110 88.24%
Janus Automation Llc 15 $54,902 93.75%
Ugam Solutions Sez Pvt Ltd 15 $49,751 93.75%
Futurevision360 Llc 15 $57,769 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rsb Farming 8 $24,690 100.00%
Kmx Agriculture 8 $22,028 100.00%
Gairhan Farms Inc 8 $24,089 100.00%
Hearn Brothers Farm 8 $23,136 100.00%
Wsj Farms 8 $26,601 100.00%
Zack Brown Farms Llc 8 $27,303 100.00%
Caston Blueberries 8 $24,596 100.00%
Ssr Farms 8 $24,219 100.00%
Jay Mclain Farms Partnership 8 $24,944 100.00%
Cc Hoover Farms Llc 8 $25,168 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Victory Television Network Inc 1 $78,416 33.33%
Cinepark Investments Inc 1 $36,546 33.33%
Sekisui Of Little Rock Inc 1 $20,093 33.33%
Prescient Insights Inc 1 $32,219 33.33%
Elina Beauty Inc Dba Beauty Plaza 1 $32,406 33.33%
Thomas Cattle Farms Llc 1 $20,883 33.33%
Union Christian Academy 1 $36,320 33.33%
Hs Maintenance Inc 1 $47,944 33.33%
Hot Springs Country Club 1 $43,784 33.33%
James And Lynzie Towe Farm Partnership 1 $105,373 33.33%

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 $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