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 %
Honduras 1 $28,974 33.33%
Cambodia 1 $23,296 33.33%
Azerbaijan 1 $48,797 33.33%
Ireland 1 $71,280 33.33%
Botswana 1 $64,334 33.33%
Algeria 1 $34,520 33.33%
El Salvador 1 $23,982 33.33%
Belize 1 $43,742 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $36,880 33.33%
Palestine 1 $60,715 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baptist Health 25 $53,781 92.59%
Mercury Systems Inc 25 $62,902 92.59%
Mu Sigma Business Solutions Llc 25 $51,798 92.59%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 25 $61,354 92.59%
Acxiom Llc 25 $85,775 92.59%
Inteliblue Llc 24 $69,889 92.31%
Marlabs Inc 24 $70,360 92.31%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 24 $76,033 92.31%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 24 $84,564 96.00%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 24 $76,676 96.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Calloway Planting Company 10 $23,348 100.00%
Ritter Production Farms Inc 10 $27,236 100.00%
Arrowhead Farms 10 $24,400 100.00%
David Lalain Wilkison Farms Partnership 10 $22,549 100.00%
Brian Stoner Farms 10 $23,781 100.00%
Shawn Peebles Organic Farm Llc 10 $26,262 100.00%
Clw Family Llp 10 $24,490 100.00%
Clanton Farms Llc 10 $24,097 100.00%
Bell Planting Company 10 $26,774 100.00%
Ninety Six Farms Inc 10 $23,781 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegrandis Llc 1 $53,934 25.00%
Equity News Services Inc 1 $42,786 25.00%
Beard Properties Llc 1 $14,602 25.00%
East Harding Inc 1 $25,854 25.00%
Arkansas Baptist College 1 $36,310 25.00%
Page Remodeling Inc 1 $52,416 25.00%
Harris Plastering Construction Inc 1 $39,374 25.00%
Crosswood Associates Inc 1 $54,475 25.00%
Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital 1 $56,285 25.00%
Ouachita Baptist University 1 $33,520 25.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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