| 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.
| 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% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | 456 | $21,840 | 38.94% |
| Software Developers, Applications | 219 | $82,824 | 54.34% |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 83 | $111,593 | 58.45% |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 63 | $75,366 | 46.67% |
| Internists, General | 58 | $126,425 | 52.73% |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 40 | $21,427 | 36.70% |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 30 | $2,992,806 | 31.91% |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 26 | $69,781 | 31.71% |
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | 24 | $41,099 | 30.00% |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | 23 | $24,338 | 29.11% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2 | $73,923 | 33.33% |
| Serbia And Montenegro | 2 | $61,735 | 40.00% |
| Turkmenistan | 2 | $31,569 | 40.00% |
| Panama | 2 | $197,600 | 40.00% |
| Ukraine | 2 | $40,464 | 40.00% |
| Rwanda | 2 | $48,839 | 40.00% |
| Jamaica | 2 | $75,165 | 40.00% |
| Kuwait | 2 | $66,751 | 40.00% |
| Indonesia | 2 | $33,478 | 50.00% |
| Estonia | 2 | $67,860 | 50.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equifax Inc | 3 | $96,817 | 100.00% |
| Core Its Limited Liability Company | 3 | $98,627 | 100.00% |
| Abercrombie Fitch Management Co | 3 | $115,521 | 100.00% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3 | $130,014 | 100.00% |
| Lumos Networks Corp | 3 | $105,900 | 100.00% |
| Twilio Inc | 3 | $106,787 | 100.00% |
| Veeva Systems Inc | 3 | $111,030 | 100.00% |
| E Builder Inc | 3 | $107,869 | 100.00% |
| Wendys International Llc | 3 | $131,290 | 100.00% |
| Pathology Services Laboratory Pa | 3 | $159,259 | 100.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| J P Walt And Sons Inc | 1 | $19,456 | 100.00% |
| Tray Dillahunty Farms Partnership | 1 | $24,606 | 100.00% |
| L D Produce Farms | 1 | $19,344 | 100.00% |
| River Vally Hort Inc | 1 | $22,318 | 100.00% |
| Hamton Farms | 1 | $28,434 | 100.00% |
| Twin Lakes Farm Ii | 1 | $25,896 | 100.00% |
| Nicholas Templeton | 1 | $30,222 | 100.00% |
| Omni Omega Planting Company | 1 | $22,235 | 100.00% |
| Lane Farms Partnership | 1 | $28,434 | 100.00% |
| Castor Rice Co | 1 | $17,290 | 100.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron And Steel Mills And Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 94 | $77,651 | 94.00% |
| All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services | 85 | $76,225 | 88.54% |
| Couriers And Express Delivery Services | 81 | $66,344 | 95.29% |
| Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers | 75 | $79,178 | 90.36% |
| Temporary Help Services | 68 | $64,531 | 82.93% |
| Electronic Connector Manufacturing | 64 | $65,424 | 91.43% |
| Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services | 61 | $59,999 | 88.41% |
| Administration Of Veterans Affairs | 60 | $138,776 | 96.77% |
| Commercial Banking | 50 | $73,775 | 96.15% |
| Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists | 46 | $60,536 | 88.46% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apiculture | 39 | $26,731 | 100.00% |
| Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming | 35 | $24,960 | 100.00% |
| Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots | 34 | $27,424 | 100.00% |
| Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming | 29 | $27,042 | 100.00% |
| Cotton Ginning | 29 | $28,386 | 100.00% |
| Cattle Feedlots | 28 | $26,098 | 100.00% |
| Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers | 27 | $20,816 | 100.00% |
| Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting | 27 | $26,907 | 100.00% |
| Cattle Ranching And Farming | 25 | $25,767 | 100.00% |
| All Other Crop Farming | 22 | $28,150 | 100.00% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Connector Manufacturing | 16 | $73,458 | 72.73% |
| Commercial And Institutional Building Construction | 15 | $36,105 | 83.33% |
| Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services | 15 | $93,791 | 88.24% |
| Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries | 14 | $3,264,587 | 87.50% |
| Other Computer Related Services | 14 | $88,203 | 87.50% |
| Soybean Farming | 13 | $35,677 | 86.67% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 13 | $97,720 | 86.67% |
| Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing | 12 | $68,831 | 80.00% |
| Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels | 12 | $30,150 | 85.71% |
| Freight Transportation Arrangement | 11 | $75,714 | 78.57% |
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.