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 %
Poland 2 $131,747 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 2 $70,324 40.00%
Malaysia 2 $72,623 40.00%
Costa Rica 2 $73,632 40.00%
Denmark 2 $43,615 40.00%
Singapore 2 $90,875 40.00%
Bolivia 2 $73,923 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $61,735 40.00%
Turkmenistan 2 $31,569 50.00%
Panama 2 $197,600 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Valuepro Inc 21 $54,433 91.30%
Opera Technologies Inc 21 $60,846 91.30%
Active Enterprise Solutions 21 $52,201 91.30%
Bmr Infotek Inc 21 $76,488 91.30%
Synapsis Inc 21 $77,343 91.30%
3i Infotech Inc 20 $62,140 90.91%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 20 $59,192 90.91%
Data Capital Inc 20 $73,462 90.91%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 19 $73,962 86.36%
Jefferson Hospital Association 19 $43,489 86.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leslie T Brown Farms 9 $24,842 100.00%
Noble Farm 9 $18,135 100.00%
E E Farms Inc 9 $24,831 100.00%
T Pirani Farms General Partnership 9 $24,713 100.00%
Smokey Alley Farms Partnership 9 $24,022 100.00%
S L Finch Farms 9 $24,902 100.00%
Pattsville Farms Inc 9 $21,400 100.00%
Randy Hardin Farms Inc 9 $24,840 100.00%
Delta Peanut Llc 9 $27,428 100.00%
Adam Chappell Farms 9 $24,368 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yocom Body Shop Inc 1 $46,634 25.00%
Malik Llc 1 $100,194 25.00%
Affirmative Risk Management 1 $19,989 33.33%
Hill Development Llc 1 $40,997 33.33%
Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities 1 $147,347 33.33%
Asif Hemdani 1 $31,429 33.33%
Br Mcginty Mechanical Contractors Inc 1 $30,222 33.33%
Arkansas Heart Hospital Llc 1 $100,277 33.33%
Chang You Inc 1 $31,179 33.33%
Agape Church 1 $72,114 33.33%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 1 $80,163 100.00%
New Car Dealers 1 $36,733 100.00%
Plastics Packaging Materials And Unlaminated Film And Sheet Manufacturing 1 $91,062 100.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 1 $31,970 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 1 $52,790 100.00%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 1 $137,883 100.00%
Claims Adjusting 1 $35,651 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $77,938 100.00%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing 1 $52,478 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 1 $131,040 100.00%
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