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 %
Haiti 1 $122,408 50.00%
Malawi 1 $38,210 50.00%
Benin 1 $68,598 50.00%
Grenada 1 $376,418 50.00%
Dominican Republic 1 $208,000 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $78,520 50.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $81,286 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $23,442 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $48,547 50.00%
Hungary 1 $51,550 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm India Private Limited 542 $59,328 84.95%
University Of Arkansas 506 $43,989 91.50%
Esystems Inc 337 $59,009 89.87%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 279 $74,353 86.11%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 276 $58,230 98.57%
Libertycom Llc 224 $55,205 98.68%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 205 $58,081 95.35%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 146 $77,526 87.95%
Protech Solutions Inc 144 $56,838 97.30%
Miracle Software Systems Inc 139 $82,137 95.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stan Sweeney Llc 18 $22,559 100.00%
T And M Farms 17 $20,902 100.00%
Baxter Land Company 17 $22,682 100.00%
W H Dunklin Jr Farms 17 $22,983 100.00%
Tim Fisher Farm 17 $26,277 100.00%
Samson Partnership 17 $24,609 100.00%
Daren Fowler Farms 16 $22,533 100.00%
Arkansas Crop Technologies Inc 16 $24,394 100.00%
Harrell Farms 16 $22,903 100.00%
Delta Valley Farms Llc 16 $21,170 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Libertycom Llc 18 $77,531 25.35%
Arkansas Tech University 14 $39,304 20.59%
Fis Management Services Llc 14 $82,469 21.21%
Keetechnologies Group Inc 12 $71,336 20.69%
Accenture Llp 12 $94,810 26.67%
Fort Smith Hma Pbc Management Llc 10 $125,712 24.39%
Welspun Pipes 10 $65,865 27.78%
Usable Mutual Insurance Company 10 $93,165 30.30%
Inteliblue Llc 9 $90,036 28.13%
Fedex Freight Inc 8 $62,697 25.81%

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