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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	254	$43,514	93.04%
Mechanical Engineers	251	$62,745	94.01%
Operations Research Analysts	234	$58,606	87.64%
Database Administrators	233	$66,378	89.27%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	231	$67,138	96.25%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	198	$110,596	90.00%
Industrial Engineers	188	$74,277	92.16%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	166	$47,295	83.42%
Information Technology Project Managers	166	$67,472	91.21%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	158	$42,109	88.76%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Logging Workers, All Other	3	$27,588	5.08%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	3	$28,135	5.17%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	2	$30,222	3.45%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1	$42,536	1.79%
Logging Equipment Operators	1	$46,592	2.86%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Occupations, All Other	20	$73,884	30.77%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	17	$26,639	30.36%
Family and General Practitioners	17	$133,456	36.17%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	16	$23,930	35.56%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$50,653	39.02%
Mechanical Engineers	16	$64,721	42.11%
Personal Care Aides	15	$20,384	51.72%
Accountants and Auditors	14	$58,509	56.00%
Electrical Engineers	11	$61,657	47.83%
Statisticians	11	$53,080	55.00%

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 %
India	1,039	$206,100	42.95%
Vietnam	181	$21,010	38.84%
South Korea	150	$21,260	34.72%
Mexico	80	$42,076	31.50%
China	57	$63,264	25.91%
Brazil	51	$35,181	35.92%
Philippines	44	$7,966,204	33.85%
Pakistan	36	$101,926	41.38%
Nepal	24	$73,959	34.29%
South Africa	22	$31,111	43.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wissen It Inc	4	$76,138	100.00%
Learnbeyond Consulting Llc	4	$76,128	100.00%
Evergreen Packaging Llc	4	$87,631	100.00%
Gerber Products Company	4	$83,413	100.00%
Technogen Inc	4	$82,820	100.00%
Topsys It Solutions Llc	4	$76,164	100.00%
Nextgen Global Resources Llc	4	$79,368	100.00%
Digital Datum Inc	4	$75,566	100.00%
Amdocs Inc	4	$75,463	100.00%
Nucor Corporation Nucor Steel Arkansas	4	$76,222	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Castons Blueberries	2	$22,578	100.00%
Raymond L Pieroni Louise G Pieroni Farms Partnership	2	$25,251	100.00%
Roelee Farms Partnership	2	$29,328	100.00%
West Line Farms Partnership	2	$29,328	100.00%
Seth Chappell	2	$26,520	100.00%
Ms Farms	2	$28,434	100.00%
Bo Mason Farm	2	$29,328	100.00%
Gilmore Farms Partnership	2	$28,059	100.00%
Jb Farms Partnership	2	$29,328	100.00%
East Half Farms	2	$24,086	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	13,646	$63,525	94.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,830	$66,517	87.86%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,607	$66,646	94.77%
Department Stores	2,052	$93,322	98.46%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,659	$66,066	90.95%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	915	$62,054	96.01%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	658	$79,274	69.41%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	622	$125,564	92.56%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	591	$154,701	88.87%
Management Consulting Services	456	$61,263	97.02%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	1,402	$26,666	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	701	$25,637	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	384	$26,646	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	328	$22,415	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	258	$25,114	100.00%
Rice Farming	192	$25,277	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	177	$25,187	100.00%
Potato Farming	171	$24,505	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	143	$27,142	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	126	$24,436	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	1,518	$22,866	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	490	$53,814	100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services	406	$74,981	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	377	$89,944	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	154	$145,702	82.35%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	85	$72,294	55.19%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	73	$60,430	85.88%
Computer Systems Design Services	71	$57,565	92.21%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	62	$21,603	84.93%
Child Care Services	47	$24,541	66.20%

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.