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
33,715 83.34% $69,193 H-1B
4,326 10.69% $23,740 H-2A
2,269 5.61% $271,418 PERM
145 0.36% $78,553 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Arkansas has seen a total of 40,455 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Arkansas is the H-1B visa with 33,715 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 83.34% of Arkansas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 4,326 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 10.69% of Arkansas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Arkansas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 121 $41,126 79.61%
Accountants and Auditors 113 $48,010 89.68%
Electrical Engineers 99 $65,796 92.52%
Data Warehousing Specialists 94 $68,819 97.92%
Civil Engineers 86 $58,685 90.53%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 81 $59,682 86.17%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 81 $55,228 91.01%
Statisticians 74 $58,723 91.36%
Financial Analysts 71 $60,486 91.03%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 67 $49,131 87.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 10 $58,028 55.56%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $61,399 52.94%
Industrial Engineers 9 $71,503 56.25%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $39,341 53.33%
Database Administrators 8 $72,005 53.33%
Surgeons 8 $154,076 53.33%
Civil Engineers 8 $59,322 61.54%
Financial Analysts 7 $67,561 58.33%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $37,311 63.64%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 7 $60,867 70.00%
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 3,772 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,446 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Arkansas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 841 $232,044 40.10%
Vietnam 181 $21,010 38.84%
South Korea 150 $21,260 34.72%
Mexico 69 $43,718 31.36%
China 55 $61,201 26.19%
Brazil 45 $36,733 36.00%
Philippines 44 $7,966,204 43.56%
Pakistan 28 $74,418 36.84%
Nepal 23 $72,390 38.98%
South Africa 16 $30,189 34.04%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wal Mart Associates Inc 6,174 $76,615 89.03%
Infosys Limited 3,137 $56,051 99.71%
Ust Global Inc 1,979 $54,138 94.42%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,562 $65,709 97.08%
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences 1,489 $82,113 93.94%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 927 $63,082 99.25%
Wipro Limited 663 $60,016 90.70%
Accenture Llp 616 $61,395 88.51%
Ibm India Private Limited 542 $59,328 79.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 539 $62,846 86.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Protech Solutions Inc 120 $57,336 11.59%
Simmons Prepared Foods Inc 61 $25,534 8.52%
Federal Soft Systems Inc 57 $77,384 9.53%
Lisa Academy 57 $43,289 12.39%
Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities 34 $171,356 10.46%
Mcclure Associates Llc 30 $20,384 13.51%
The Alotian Club 26 $23,244 21.67%
Invincible Tech Systems Inc 21 $78,057 18.58%
White River Health System 19 $161,769 17.59%
Maverick Tube Corporation 19 $55,667 20.21%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Production 101 $25,566 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 84 $22,926 100.00%
Soybean Farming 81 $25,416 100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 61 $23,037 100.00%
Aquaculture 45 $24,666 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 43 $24,145 100.00%
Corn Farming 39 $23,800 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 37 $23,908 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 36 $23,380 100.00%
Cotton Farming 35 $23,923 100.00%

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 $69,193. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage