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 %
Panama 2 $197,600 40.00%
Italy 2 $87,371 40.00%
Estonia 2 $67,860 40.00%
Ukraine 2 $42,495 40.00%
Denmark 2 $43,615 40.00%
Jamaica 2 $75,165 40.00%
Kuwait 2 $66,751 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $48,839 50.00%
Spain 2 $45,510 50.00%
Thailand 2 $45,895 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peterson Chemical Technology Llc 2 $41,080 100.00%
Ac Diagnostics Inc 2 $36,774 100.00%
North Little Rock School District 2 $35,760 100.00%
The Capital Hotel Joint Venture 2 $36,161 100.00%
Freight Systems Inc 2 $36,098 100.00%
The Keith Smith Company Inc 2 $37,513 100.00%
Shurtech Brands Llc 2 $47,861 100.00%
Spring International Language Center Inc 2 $36,956 100.00%
Sca Pharmaceuticals Llc 2 $40,789 100.00%
Sun Chemical Corporation 2 $45,604 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $22,999 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $24,924 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 20 $27,539 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 19 $24,427 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 18 $21,955 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $24,291 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $25,496 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 18 $25,433 100.00%

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