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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 6,298 $57,048 96.09%
Software Developers, Applications 5,338 $74,758 90.41%
Computer Programmers 2,304 $56,545 91.36%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,498 $61,883 95.54%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,307 $123,804 90.26%
Software Developers, Systems Software 482 $70,078 95.26%
Management Analysts 403 $58,474 91.59%
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 96.25%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 413 $21,130 37.72%
Software Developers, Applications 219 $82,824 54.34%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 83 $111,593 58.87%
Software Developers, Systems Software 63 $75,366 46.67%
Internists, General 58 $126,425 52.73%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37 $21,275 33.94%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 30 $2,992,806 31.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 26 $69,781 32.10%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 23 $41,020 28.75%
Computer Occupations, All Other 20 $73,884 25.97%
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 %
Miracle Software Systems Inc 122 $81,441 98.39%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 117 $76,704 96.69%
Kitestring Consulting Inc 108 $93,877 90.76%
Pearlsoft Solutions Incorporated 107 $53,266 90.68%
Arkansas Health Group 102 $180,848 91.89%
Tyson Foods Inc 100 $76,306 90.09%
University Of Central Arkansas 98 $56,045 89.09%
Ibm Corporation 96 $61,411 89.72%
St Vincent Medical Group 95 $140,485 90.48%
Arkansas State University 93 $45,230 90.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Valuepro Inc 7 $76,312 25.00%
Usable Mutual Insurance Company 7 $93,229 26.92%
Fedex Freight Inc 7 $52,945 26.92%
Mena Hospital Commission 7 $12,704,545 29.17%
Entergy Services Inc 6 $54,506 25.00%
Dassault Falcon Jet Corp 6 $86,375 25.00%
Inteliblue Llc 6 $91,503 25.00%
Computer Task Group Inc Ctg 6 $73,580 28.57%
Rheem Manufacturing Company 6 $74,918 28.57%
Danfoss Scroll Technologies Llc 5 $63,648 23.81%

Top Industries in Arkansas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 974 $25,410 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 565 $24,726 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 325 $22,296 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 289 $25,667 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 201 $23,759 100.00%
Rice Farming 153 $24,262 100.00%
Potato Farming 147 $23,628 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 138 $24,011 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 108 $23,588 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 103 $26,219 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Processing 1,435 $22,289 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 485 $53,911 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 362 $74,004 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 315 $89,732 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 70 $57,159 40.00%
Iron And Steel Pipe And Tube Manufacturing From Purchased Steel 34 $61,436 22.82%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 31 $24,796 39.24%
Full Service Restaurants 30 $24,403 39.47%
Engineering Services 27 $58,625 36.99%
Offices Of Physicians 16 $110,793 22.86%

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