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 %
Arkansas State University Newport 2 $31,614 66.67%
Helena West Helena School District 2 $26,550 66.67%
Childrens House Montessori School 2 $29,578 66.67%
Community Medical Center Of Izard County 2 $29,869 66.67%
Prism Education Center 2 $27,741 66.67%
Aspen Transportation Llc 2 $34,539 66.67%
Datasync Inc 2 $28,122 66.67%
University Of Arkansas Monticello 2 $30,755 66.67%
Rock Pond Solutions Inc 2 $30,493 66.67%
Sabare Usa Inc 2 $28,746 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bennett Farms 1 $28,434 100.00%
Tyler Bennett Farms 1 $25,896 100.00%
R And R Farms 1 $30,222 100.00%
Planted P13 Llc 1 $23,566 100.00%
Mb Farms 1 $24,710 100.00%
B B Mencer Farms 1 $20,530 100.00%
Dale Davis Farms Ptsp 1 $30,222 100.00%
Clanton Farms 1 $17,035 100.00%
Chappell Brothers Farm Llc 1 $22,318 100.00%
Chris And Tasha Warren Farms 1 $21,174 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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