H1B Visa Sponsors in Arkansas

Total H1B Applications
30,601
H1B Employers
3,219
Average Salary
$83,869
Top City
BENTONVILLE
Top Employer
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

Arkansas is an active state for H1B visa sponsorship, with 30,601 labor condition applications filed by 3,219 employers with the U.S. Department of Labor. The average salary offered on H1B applications in Arkansas is $83,869.

The top H1B sponsor in Arkansas is Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., and the most commonly sponsored occupation is 15-1121. Employers in Arkansas must comply with federal and state prevailing wage requirements when filing H1B petitions.

The leading H1B metro area in Arkansas is bentonville with 17,415 filings, followed by little rock. Salary levels and prevailing wages vary significantly across metro areas within the state.

Top H1B Cities in Arkansas

The largest metro areas for H1B visa sponsorship in Arkansas. Click any city to view detailed employer and salary data.

#CityLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryTop Employer
1 bentonville, AR 17,415 1,400 $80,423 Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
2 little rock, AR 5,328 757 $84,820 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 lowell, AR 1,383 234 $85,149 JB Hunt Transport, Inc.
4 Fayetteville, AR 902 116 $62,817 University of Arkansas
5 Conway, AR 667 126 $76,913 Acxiom LLC
6 Fort Smith, AR 563 106 $139,274 Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities
7 Springdale,, AR 450 105 $89,380 Tyson Foods, Inc.
8 Rogers, AR 405 158 $82,048 INFOSYS LIMITED
9 Jonesboro, AR 383 77 $100,273 Arkansas State University
10 Pine Bluff, AR 225 33 $103,525 Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc.
11 North Little Rock, AR 152 62 $112,910 Arkansas Health Group
12 Blytheville, AR 149 38 $84,161 Maverick Tube Corporation
13 Hot Springs, AR 145 48 $129,315 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS U.S. CORPORATION
14 Harrison, AR 125 23 $66,744 FedEx Freight, Inc.
15 Centerton, AR 123 83 $104,507 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
16 Russellville, AR 110 23 $74,293 ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY
17 Batesville, AR 106 10 $223,968 White River Health System, Inc.
18 Siloam Springs, AR 93 13 $89,700 Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc.
19 El Dorado, AR 91 46 $83,009 GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION, PART OF THE LANXESS GROUP
20 Jefferson,, AR 91 6 $74,263 Food and Drug Administration/HHS

Top H1B Sponsors in Arkansas

These employers headquartered in Arkansas have filed the most H1B visa applications.

#EmployerCityLCAsAvg SalaryApproval Rate
1 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock 1,697 $110,337 100.0%
2 Aegis Therapies, Inc. Ft. Smith 1,122 $77,452 96.9%
3 Federal Soft Systems Inc. Bentonville 807 $82,428 70.3%
4 University of Arkansas Fayetteville 668 $56,010 98.2%
5 JB Hunt Transport, Inc. Lowell 653 $101,489 100.0%
6 Acxiom LLC LITTLE ROCK 648 $86,349 96.8%
7 Invincible Tech Systems Inc. Bentonville 197 $85,666 85.1%
8 Kee Technologies Group, Inc. Bentonville 174 $63,523 75.5%
9 Arkansas State University State University 131 $55,802 95.2%
10 J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Lowell 127 $66,849 N/A
11 Little Scholars of Arkansas SHERWOOD 111 $42,226 100.0%
12 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock 109 $60,538 N/A
13 University of Central Arkansas Conway 108 $56,341 92.9%
14 Arkansas Health Group Little Rock 94 $273,595 100.0%
15 Welspun Pipes, Inc. Little Rock 92 $65,259 92.9%
16 Global Teachers Solutions LLC NORTH LITTLE ROCK 86 $48,587 71.4%
17 LJ SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC. ROGERS 84 $112,779 100.0%
18 Kitestring Consulting, Inc. Bentonville 81 $108,095 N/A
19 TECSOURCE INTERNATINAL LLC NORTH LITTLE ROCK 75 $63,767 N/A
20 White River Health System, Inc. Batesville 75 $279,658 100.0%

Top H1B Occupations in Arkansas

The most commonly sponsored H1B job titles in Arkansas. Click any occupation to view detailed salary and employer data for this state.

#OccupationLCAsEmployersAvg SalaryBLS State Median
1 Computer Systems Analysts 5,818 402 $68,980 N/A
2 Software Developers, Applications 5,102 898 $82,916 N/A
3 Computer Programmers 2,367 308 $63,766 N/A
4 Software Developers 1,864 359 $117,820 $96,820
5 Web Administrators 1,850 213 $79,152 N/A
6 Urologists 1,253 85 $185,337 N/A
7 Computer Systems Analysts 583 116 $62,144 N/A
8 Computer Programmers 460 146 $57,368 N/A
9 Software Developers, Systems Software 458 126 $86,699 N/A
10 Operations Research Analysts 441 74 $78,986 $75,650
11 Management Analysts 430 90 $72,713 $72,550
12 Computer Occupations, All Other* 337 32 $56,545 N/A
13 Data Scientists 320 46 $139,252 $104,320
14 Web Administrators 305 63 $105,768 $77,830
15 Network and Computer Systems Administrators* 293 77 $66,159 N/A
16 Internists, General 261 42 $230,896 N/A
17 Mechanical Engineers 242 75 $71,451 $78,570
18 Database Administrators 203 80 $75,961 N/A
19 Validation Engineers 201 63 $90,028 $95,860
20 Computer and Information Systems Managers 200 55 $129,284 $118,230

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