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 %
Jefferson Hospital Association Inc 50 $106,627 87.72%
Fis Management Services Llc 50 $77,842 89.29%
Molex Llc 49 $68,135 90.74%
Southern Arkansas University 49 $39,200 92.45%
Apogee Medical Group Arkansas Pa 46 $111,852 86.79%
Prodapt North America 44 $67,950 84.62%
Food And Drug Administration Hhs 43 $43,113 89.58%
Maverick Tube Corporation 42 $57,458 89.36%
Capgemini America Inc 42 $72,100 91.30%
Technosoft Corporation 42 $75,071 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gdm Seeds Inc 12 $30,756 100.00%
Batture Co 12 $23,754 100.00%
Gerlach Farming 12 $23,462 100.00%
Dean Lindley Farms 12 $23,033 100.00%
Godwin Planting Company 12 $26,127 100.00%
Jil Farms Llc 12 $22,100 100.00%
Haley Belle Farms Inc 12 $23,646 100.00%
Storey Farms Inc 12 $22,143 100.00%
John P Baioni Farms 12 $21,791 100.00%
Poplar Ridge Farms Gp 11 $29,245 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jtb Concrete Llc 2 $45,739 25.00%
Ar Enterprises Inc 2 $26,458 25.00%
Conway Country Club Inc 2 $14,581 25.00%
Derm Cosmetic Labs Inc 2 $74,256 25.00%
Stagecoach Phillips 66 Inc 2 $45,365 28.57%
Transplace 2 $53,186 28.57%
Total Document Solutions Inc 2 $34,008 28.57%
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse Sushi 2 $31,179 28.57%
Ingenico Inc 2 $95,170 28.57%
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation 2 $69,129 33.33%

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