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 %
Zimbabwe 1 $81,286 50.00%
Bahamas 1 $23,442 50.00%
Nicaragua 1 $48,547 50.00%
Hungary 1 $51,550 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $40,220 50.00%
Honduras 1 $28,974 50.00%
Cambodia 1 $23,296 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $48,797 50.00%
Ireland 1 $71,280 50.00%
Botswana 1 $64,334 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Conflux Systems Inc 41 $76,791 91.11%
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc 41 $89,737 93.18%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 41 $53,694 93.18%
Kforce Inc 40 $92,548 90.91%
Tecsource Internatinal Llc 39 $48,523 90.70%
St Bernards Hospital Inc 39 $153,412 90.70%
Mphasis Corporation 37 $51,062 88.10%
Musigma Inc 37 $45,970 90.24%
Rheem Manufacturing Company 36 $75,076 90.00%
Dillard Store Services Inc 35 $44,825 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tlh Farms 11 $23,060 100.00%
3m Planting Co 11 $25,981 100.00%
Long Lake Plantation 11 $23,190 100.00%
Rich All Farms Inc 11 $21,008 100.00%
Matthews Sweet Potato Farms 11 $22,010 100.00%
Johnsville Farms Llc 11 $26,226 100.00%
Oxbow Farms Inc 11 $23,875 100.00%
Mid South Farming Company 11 $23,461 100.00%
Euseppi Farming Company 11 $22,882 100.00%
Pacco Irrigation Farm Supply Co Inc 11 $22,744 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Arkansas Physician Services Llc 2 $93,645 33.33%
Mississippi County Hospital System 2 $187,200 33.33%
Explore Scientific Llc 2 $49,172 33.33%
E Ritter Communications Holdings Inc 2 $67,517 33.33%
Analytics Quotient Inc 2 $56,410 33.33%
Superior Industries International Arkansas Llc 2 $75,484 33.33%
Garnat Engineering Llc 2 $52,624 33.33%
Cat Squared 2 $57,959 33.33%
Peterson Chemical Technology Llc 2 $67,860 33.33%
Badat Brothers Inc 2 $24,440 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