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 %
Family and General Practitioners 55 $154,112 83.33%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $59,361 85.48%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 53 $64,001 85.48%
Logisticians 52 $58,199 92.86%
Hospitalists 47 $167,238 94.00%
Materials Engineers 47 $79,560 95.92%
Engineers, All Other 47 $56,810 95.92%
Graphic Designers 42 $40,652 87.50%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $47,398 89.36%
Food Scientists and Technologists 42 $49,795 95.45%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 5 $49,142 71.43%
Engineers, All Other 5 $65,137 71.43%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 4 $22,849 57.14%
Operations Research Analysts 4 $49,358 57.14%
Cooks, Restaurant 4 $24,695 57.14%
Industrial Production Managers 4 $90,678 57.14%
Carpenters 4 $26,447 57.14%
Instructional Coordinators 4 $34,871 66.67%
Construction Managers 4 $62,754 66.67%
Pediatricians, General 4 $93,199 66.67%
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 %
Argentina 5 $52,771 41.67%
Ethiopia 5 $66,685 45.45%
Jordan 5 $74,990 50.00%
Sri Lanka 4 $41,162 40.00%
Syria 4 $89,412 40.00%
Japan 4 $44,373 40.00%
Colombia 4 $40,980 40.00%
Taiwan 4 $67,519 40.00%
Venezuela 4 $46,878 44.44%
Peru 4 $66,344 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Arkansas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Simmons Feed Ingredients Inc 4 $79,498 100.00%
Cree Fayetteville Inc 4 $84,828 100.00%
Oreilly Technology Services Inc 4 $101,962 100.00%
Msrcosmos Llc 4 $82,103 100.00%
Blueribbon Global Technologies Llc 4 $78,692 100.00%
It Echelon Corporation 4 $79,467 100.00%
Dream Rise Associates Llc 4 $80,330 100.00%
Mavis Solutions Llc 4 $80,387 100.00%
Arkansas Industrial Machinery Inc 4 $83,673 100.00%
Itrending Solutions Llc 4 $88,171 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bb Farms 2 $24,086 100.00%
Will Tarkington Farms 2 $28,059 100.00%
Jed Anderson Rev Trust 2 $28,434 100.00%
Bryant Farm 2 $27,165 100.00%
Ethan Spratlin Farms 2 $27,165 100.00%
P E Partners 2 $18,377 100.00%
Gadwal Farms Inc 2 $28,434 100.00%
Stepco Inc 2 $19,136 100.00%
Cater Veterinary Services Pllc 2 $29,328 100.00%
James Farms Joint Venture 2 $24,606 100.00%
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