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 %
Morocco 4 $64,054 50.00%
Uganda 3 $77,133 37.50%
Iraq 3 $38,768 42.86%
Hong Kong 3 $56,444 42.86%
Ecuador 3 $83,498 50.00%
Russia 3 $66,396 50.00%
Ghana 3 $28,739 50.00%
Lebanon 3 $94,182 50.00%
Bulgaria 3 $49,649 50.00%
Australia 3 $77,646 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simmons Prepared Foods 6 $55,117 85.71%
Benchmark Group Inc 6 $54,104 85.71%
Camden Fairview School District 16 6 $43,745 85.71%
Stephens Inc 6 $59,991 85.71%
Unilever United States Inc 6 $45,691 85.71%
Mmc Systems Inc 6 $40,366 85.71%
Northwest Arkansas Hospitals Llc 6 $101,795 85.71%
Frost Pllc 6 $43,829 85.71%
Guardian Healthcare Providers Inc 6 $44,179 85.71%
Schulze Burch Biscuit Co 6 $53,456 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cdc Inc 4 $25,912 100.00%
Am Gill Farm 4 $27,290 100.00%
Kendall Farms 4 $26,359 100.00%
Hill Aviation 4 $26,671 100.00%
Cox Pirani Farms 4 $27,612 100.00%
Arnold Family Farm Llc 4 $27,290 100.00%
Allen Holmes Farm 4 $27,290 100.00%
Holland Bottom Farm Llc 4 $26,088 100.00%
Waterfowl Farms Partnership 4 $26,385 100.00%
Palsa Farms 4 $24,976 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing 1 $32,885 100.00%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins 1 $54,018 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 1 $37,294 100.00%
Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation 1 $68,390 100.00%
Health And Welfare Funds 1 $80,413 100.00%
Nail Salons 1 $92,893 100.00%
Racetracks 1 $60,611 100.00%
Fabricated Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 1 $67,309 100.00%
Payroll Services 1 $79,331 100.00%
Corn Farming 1 $32,032 100.00%
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