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 %
Wuu Jau Co Inc 10 $36,527 90.91%
Evergreen Enterprise Inc 10 $36,142 90.91%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limted 10 $41,550 90.91%
Champion Hotels Llc 10 $46,355 90.91%
Sree Infotech Llc 10 $56,324 90.91%
Stat9 Technologies Inc 10 $80,471 90.91%
American Information Technology Corporation 10 $46,440 90.91%
Natsoft Corporation 10 $67,421 90.91%
Verizon Corporate Resources Group 10 $54,342 90.91%
Sentinel Power Services Inc 10 $63,471 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sportsmith Llc 1 $31,387 33.33%
2 A Farms Llc 1 $13,187 33.33%
Turner H Construction 1 $22,734 33.33%
Mid America Pipeline Construction Inc 1 $24,877 33.33%
Carlisle Foodservice Products 1 $34,778 33.33%
Finance Of America Holdings Llc 1 $68,016 33.33%
Lsb Industries Inc 1 $102,710 33.33%
Soccer Center 1 $46,488 33.33%
Industrial Electronics Repair Inc 1 $30,160 33.33%
Pennwell Corporation 1 $96,304 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dental Laboratories 1 $50,128 100.00%
Credit Unions 1 $53,914 100.00%
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 1 $59,384 100.00%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 1 $66,581 100.00%
Services For The Elderly And Persons With Disabilities 1 $75,587 100.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 1 $53,706 100.00%
Legal Counsel And Prosecution 1 $22,734 100.00%
Paperboard Mills 1 $41,746 100.00%
Other Petroleum And Coal Products Manufacturing 1 $65,187 100.00%
Passenger Car Rental 1 $74,714 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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.

State Avg Wage