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 %
Web Developers 147 $53,864 96.71%
Accountants and Auditors 122 $49,807 90.37%
Electrical Engineers 104 $66,713 92.86%
Civil Engineers 98 $58,675 89.91%
Data Warehousing Specialists 94 $68,819 87.85%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 91 $60,873 93.81%
Statisticians 89 $66,259 93.68%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 84 $56,066 91.30%
Financial Analysts 82 $64,053 93.18%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 75 $48,863 85.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $38,327 55.56%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $60,414 58.82%
Industrial Engineers 9 $71,503 56.25%
Civil Engineers 8 $59,322 50.00%
Database Administrators 8 $72,005 53.33%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $39,341 53.33%
Surgeons 8 $154,076 57.14%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $46,221 53.85%
Occupational Therapists 7 $55,347,276 58.33%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 7 $60,867 63.64%
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 %
Botswana 1 $64,334 33.33%
Algeria 1 $34,520 33.33%
El Salvador 1 $23,982 33.33%
Belize 1 $43,742 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $36,880 33.33%
Palestine 1 $60,715 33.33%
Chile 1 $114,400 33.33%
Israel 1 $208,000 33.33%
United States Of America 1 $62,763 33.33%
Croatia 1 $40,830 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Childrens House Montessori School 4 $28,683 80.00%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 4 $37,081 80.00%
Spirit Manufacturing Inc 4 $38,642 80.00%
Resource Logistics Inc 4 $57,928 80.00%
Zytus Inc 4 $68,250 80.00%
Onyx Laboratories Ltd 4 $40,456 80.00%
University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff 4 $42,192 80.00%
Windstream Corporation 4 $66,144 80.00%
National Park Community College 4 $38,048 80.00%
Spring International Language Center At The Univer 4 $39,895 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Charles Lewellyn 3 $28,184 100.00%
Toll Farms 3 $26,347 100.00%
R H Farm Co 3 $18,171 100.00%
2g Farms Inc 3 $26,908 100.00%
Open Lake Farms Llc 3 $19,878 100.00%
Justin Wildy Farms 3 $27,789 100.00%
Patrick Farms Llc 3 $26,742 100.00%
Mondragon Harvesting Llc 3 $23,564 100.00%
Big Risk Farms Inc 3 $26,312 100.00%
Koller Farms Llc 3 $28,184 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

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%

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