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 %
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%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Arkansas System Division Of Agriculture 63 $46,674 94.03%
Fedex Freight Inc 60 $64,584 92.31%
Microsoft Corporation 58 $74,763 90.63%
Brillio Llc 58 $57,406 90.63%
Hcl America Inc 57 $62,438 90.48%
Tredence Inc 55 $81,239 90.16%
Tecsource International Llc 54 $45,998 90.00%
White River Health System Inc 54 $156,306 91.53%
Arcbest Technologies Inc 51 $85,274 86.44%
Prime Physicians Llc 51 $171,949 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eldon Reed Farms Inc 13 $22,581 100.00%
Winrock Farms Inc 13 $22,091 100.00%
Jhc Farms 13 $23,881 100.00%
April Morning Planting Company Inc 13 $23,406 100.00%
Watkins Family Partnership 12 $25,525 100.00%
High Road Farms 12 $24,008 100.00%
Chris Tasha Warren Farms 12 $22,946 100.00%
Davault Llc 12 $26,127 100.00%
Eat Rice Inc 12 $25,837 100.00%
Jack B Jackson Sons Partnership 12 $23,504 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hendrix College 3 $44,071 30.00%
South Arkansas Cardiology Pllc 3 $52,513 30.00%
Cobbvantress Inc 3 $93,537 30.00%
Administrative Office Of The Courts 3 $64,127 30.00%
Matthews Ridgeview Farms 3 $24,336 30.00%
Gingsumrong Venture Inc Dab Thep Thai Restaurant 3 $30,950 33.33%
Baxter Land Company 3 $23,130 33.33%
Scott Sullivan Farms 3 $28,787 37.50%
Badley Siding Windows Inc 2 $25,730 25.00%
Arkansas Blue Cross And Blue Shield 2 $59,104 25.00%

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