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 %
Baptist Health Group 15 $52,678 93.75%
Pritna Inc 15 $52,581 93.75%
Amatel Inc 15 $56,695 100.00%
Econtenti Inc 15 $70,738 100.00%
Gerdau Macsteel Inc 14 $99,192 93.33%
Henderson State University 14 $47,927 93.33%
Lead It Corporation 14 $69,200 93.33%
Imbuesys Inc 14 $58,610 93.33%
American Unit Inc 14 $69,763 93.33%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 14 $58,255 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
State Of Arkansas 1 $57,845 33.33%
The Darragh Company 1 $51,626 33.33%
Magna Iv Color Imaging Inc 1 $97,032 50.00%
Casa Manana Inc 1 $18,158 50.00%
Brett Rays Village Landscaping 1 $21,008 50.00%
Shree Hari Bryant Dba Tropical Smoothie Cafe 1 $18,158 50.00%
El Dorado Public School 1 $33,850 50.00%
Simmons Feed Ingredients Inc 1 $91,894 50.00%
Delta Plastics Of The South Llc 1 $54,850 50.00%
Paladino Co Pa 1 $53,560 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 8 $33,140 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 8 $26,203 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $23,560 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 6 $19,125 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 6 $25,691 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 5 $25,143 100.00%
Landscaping Services 5 $20,311 100.00%
Support Activities For Forestry 5 $19,492 100.00%
Wheat Farming 5 $25,122 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 4 $22,849 100.00%

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