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 %
Riverpoint Management Llc 12 $76,218 100.00%
Kpi Data Sys Inc 12 $77,201 100.00%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 11 $76,870 91.67%
Icloud Technologies Corp 11 $74,539 91.67%
Tech Matrix Inc 11 $58,629 91.67%
Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc 11 $41,481 91.67%
Harding University 11 $38,349 91.67%
Hendrix College 11 $40,437 91.67%
Mena Hospital Commission 11 $44,344 91.67%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 11 $51,766 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bobby Henard Inc 7 $25,070 100.00%
Asf Farms Inc 7 $27,417 100.00%
Jennifer Samuel Medford Farms 7 $25,664 100.00%
Wingmead Inc 7 $25,437 100.00%
Swift Ditch Farms Ptr 7 $24,877 100.00%
Wakefield Partners 7 $20,021 100.00%
Cornerstone Farms 7 $25,052 100.00%
Qualls Farms Inc 6 $27,986 100.00%
Whiskerville Farms Inc 6 $25,130 100.00%
Paul Pace Farms 6 $22,523 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qualserv Solutions 1 $67,018 50.00%
Sky Pride Llc 1 $30,368 50.00%
Pruitt Tool Supply Co 1 $48,797 50.00%
Tommy Justus Farms 1 $24,003 50.00%
Csl National Lp 1 $59,051 50.00%
Chicot Exxon Inc 1 $51,002 50.00%
Paladino And Company Pa 1 $89,898 50.00%
Central Arkansas Radiation Therpay 1 $121,992 50.00%
Tim Fisher Farm 1 $24,336 50.00%
Lexicon Inc 1 $118,102 50.00%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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