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 %
Architectural and Civil Drafters 19 $40,189 90.48%
Food Scientists and Technologists 17 $49,539 85.00%
Geographers 17 $45,490 85.00%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $51,124 85.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $38,548 84.21%
Budget Analysts 16 $41,922 88.89%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $45,959 94.12%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 16 $46,279 94.12%
Economists 16 $54,821 94.12%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $35,775 93.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dentists, All Other Specialists 2 $80,705 66.67%
Animal Trainers 2 $29,266 66.67%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 2 $23,005 66.67%
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 2 $19,989 66.67%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2 $58,292 66.67%
Machinists 2 $24,523 66.67%
Computer User Support Specialists 2 $30,971 66.67%
Advertising Sales Agents 2 $26,062 66.67%
Animal Scientists 2 $17,275 66.67%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2 $17,212 66.67%
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 %
Promatrix Corp 2 $73,410 66.67%
Onward Technologies Inc 2 $79,217 66.67%
Performance Softech Solutions Inc 2 $81,973 100.00%
Excel Softech Inc 2 $73,653 100.00%
Ciberlynx Inc 2 $77,231 100.00%
Summitworks Technologies Inc 2 $79,768 100.00%
Gp Technologies Llc 2 $74,007 100.00%
Euclid Elementz Inc 2 $73,715 100.00%
Resourcesoft Inc 2 $73,715 100.00%
Mygo Consulting Inc 2 $89,669 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.