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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Oklahoma Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
17,631	85.95%	$64,899	H-1B
1,491	7.27%	$241,924	PERM
1,225	5.97%	$24,421	H-2A
165	0.80%	$65,915	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oklahoma has seen a total of 20,512 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oklahoma is the H-1B visa with 17,631 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.95% of Oklahoma's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 1,491 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.27% of Oklahoma's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oklahoma (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	2,272	$69,885	90.52%
Computer Systems Analysts	1,456	$61,102	90.77%
Computer Programmers	1,077	$52,282	88.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other	564	$64,173	94.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	524	$146,042	88.81%
Mechanical Engineers	464	$70,287	84.67%
Software Developers, Systems Software	387	$67,759	91.92%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	360	$39,200	90.68%
Accountants and Auditors	353	$47,145	91.45%
Biological Scientists, All Other	294	$44,369	91.59%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators	435	$26,664	226.56%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	177	$26,674	92.19%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	162	$25,600	218.92%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	31	$26,774	52.54%
Nursery Workers	19	$26,276	52.78%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	10	$29,632	30.30%
Construction Laborers	6	$29,429	22.22%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	6	$26,513	23.08%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4	$26,312	17.39%
Fence Erectors	4	$26,754	17.39%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	155	$861,041	26.32%
Computer Occupations, All Other	48	$66,488	22.54%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	48	$107,156	37.50%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	47	$41,559	61.04%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	47	$18,135	83.93%
Mechanical Engineers	40	$76,136	88.89%
Computer Systems Analysts	30	$73,734	68.18%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	26	$33,777	86.67%
Internists, General	26	$116,288	100.00%
Accountants and Auditors	26	$51,589	104.00%

Oklahoma Employees Over Time

Oklahoma has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,077 employees were hired. Oklahoma peaked in 2015 with 1,716 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,097 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	267	$642,629	40.09%
Mexico	105	$36,128	26.58%
Nepal	55	$32,267	47.01%
China	46	$61,018	50.55%
South Korea	32	$36,304	47.76%
Pakistan	27	$77,542	41.54%
Philippines	27	$51,208	42.86%
Canada	24	$88,855	38.10%
Turkey	22	$35,444	44.00%
Nigeria	15	$54,506	34.09%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Keybridge Technologies Inc	20	$47,900	83.33%
Linde Process Plants Inc	20	$80,228	83.33%
Strategic Resources International Inc	19	$51,050	79.17%
Caresoft Global Inc	19	$60,942	82.61%
Alindus Inc	19	$44,968	82.61%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	19	$52,699	82.61%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc	19	$76,841	82.61%
Igate Technologies Inc	19	$61,702	82.61%
Enovation Controls Llc	18	$59,429	81.82%
Epic Systems Inc	18	$86,813	81.82%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vip Tops And Bottoms Inc	2	$37,139	33.33%
Golden Dragon Taekwondo	2	$25,584	33.33%
Tenaris Global Services Usa Corporation	2	$62,088	33.33%
Chesapeake Operating Llc	2	$70,325	33.33%
Morton Comprehensive Health Services	2	$130,925	40.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp	2	$73,206	40.00%
Southern Oklahoma Kidney Center Inc	2	$102,087	40.00%
Carter Healthcare Inc	2	$42,380	40.00%
Hyatt Shared Service Center	2	$91,572	40.00%
Mobilelink Oklahoma Llc	2	$65,416	40.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Natural Gas Extraction	20	$96,555	83.33%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	19	$80,013	82.61%
Administration Of Air And Water Resource And Solid Waste Management Programs	19	$48,529	82.61%
Plumbing Heating And Air Conditioning Contractors	19	$81,552	86.36%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing	18	$58,057	81.82%
All Other Outpatient Care Centers	18	$102,357	81.82%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	18	$87,983	85.71%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	18	$60,957	90.00%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	17	$41,112	85.00%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	17	$70,587	85.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	2	$51,054	22.22%
Nail Salons	2	$32,792	22.22%
Nonferrous Metal Except Copper And Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	2	$19,843	22.22%
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$38,969	22.22%
Electronic And Precision Equipment Repair And Maintenance	2	$56,202	22.22%
Office Administrative Services	2	$84,656	22.22%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$35,808	22.22%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	2	$61,797	25.00%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing	1	$57,886	12.50%
Child And Youth Services	1	$29,557	12.50%

Oklahoma Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Oklahoma to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Oklahoma over all years is $64,899. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.