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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 413 $21,130 37.72%
Software Developers, Applications 219 $82,824 54.34%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 83 $111,593 58.87%
Software Developers, Systems Software 63 $75,366 46.67%
Internists, General 58 $126,425 52.73%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37 $21,275 33.94%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 30 $2,992,806 31.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 26 $69,781 32.10%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 23 $41,020 28.75%
Computer Occupations, All Other 20 $73,884 25.97%
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 %
Bulgaria 3 $49,649 42.86%
Australia 3 $77,646 42.86%
Uganda 3 $77,133 42.86%
Lebanon 3 $94,182 42.86%
Morocco 3 $64,209 50.00%
Iraq 3 $38,768 50.00%
Ghana 3 $28,739 50.00%
Ecuador 3 $83,498 50.00%
Russia 3 $66,396 60.00%
Denmark 2 $43,615 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 19 $67,755 90.48%
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp 19 $75,400 90.48%
International Business Machines Corporation 19 $71,958 90.48%
Seer Solutions Inc 19 $70,689 90.48%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 19 $84,675 90.48%
Hospitalist Services Of Arkansas Pc 18 $119,492 85.71%
Cobb Vantress Inc 18 $64,782 90.00%
Central Arkansas Veterans Health System 18 $131,936 90.00%
Data Capital Inc 18 $74,442 90.00%
Avila Trading Inc 18 $69,663 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spirit Manufacturing Inc 1 $61,277 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%
Center For Toxicology And Environmental Health Ll 1 $69,118 33.33%
Arkansas Baptist College 1 $36,310 33.33%
Lawrence Memorialhospital 1 $134,950 33.33%
Quinn David Associates Llc 1 $53,768 33.33%
Arkansas Heart Hospital Llc 1 $100,277 33.33%
Chang You Inc 1 $31,179 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 101 $25,566 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 84 $22,926 100.00%
Soybean Farming 81 $25,416 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 61 $23,037 100.00%
Aquaculture 45 $24,666 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $24,145 100.00%
Corn Farming 39 $23,800 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 37 $23,908 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 36 $23,380 100.00%
Cotton Farming 35 $23,923 100.00%

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 $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