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 $40,220 100.00%
Honduras 1 $28,974 100.00%
Cambodia 1 $23,296 100.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $48,797 100.00%
Ireland 1 $71,280 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orpine Inc 5 $66,697 100.00%
Brooklyn Consulting Group Inc 5 $66,818 100.00%
Simplex Info Systems Inc 5 $64,293 100.00%
Vaarg Inc 5 $65,728 100.00%
State Of Arkansas Department Of Public Safety 5 $60,053 100.00%
American Fuel Cell Coated Fabrics Company 5 $58,198 100.00%
Kc Synergy Solutions Inc 5 $60,046 100.00%
Rogers Group Inc 5 $68,453 100.00%
Etek It Services Inc 5 $70,724 100.00%
Ibm India Pvt Limited 5 $59,987 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wkw Farms 3 $28,184 100.00%
Mm Cattle And Hay Llc 3 $29,030 100.00%
Corbin Brown 3 $26,742 100.00%
Kodiak Farming Company Inc 3 $21,833 100.00%
Kj Farms 3 $23,474 100.00%
Marin J Corp 3 $25,381 100.00%
H R Farms Partnership 3 $28,184 100.00%
Kj Farms Farm And Ranch Llc 3 $26,347 100.00%
Moss Farms Inc 3 $19,344 100.00%
Aaron Turner Farms 3 $25,036 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 39 $26,731 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 35 $24,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 34 $27,424 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $27,042 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 29 $28,386 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 28 $26,098 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 27 $20,816 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 27 $26,907 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 25 $25,767 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 22 $28,150 100.00%

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