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
18,910 84.90% $66,267 H-1B
1,641 7.37% $224,449 PERM
1,540 6.91% $25,961 H-2A
183 0.82% $69,255 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oklahoma has seen a total of 22,274 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oklahoma is the H-1B visa with 18,910 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.90% of Oklahoma's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 1,641 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.37% of Oklahoma's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oklahoma (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $51,632 86.96%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 20 $24,606 86.96%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 19 $47,913 86.36%
Geographers 18 $46,066 90.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 17 $49,539 85.00%
Economists 17 $55,172 89.47%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $46,299 94.44%
Budget Analysts 17 $42,142 94.44%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $39,160 100.00%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $36,527 94.12%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advertising Sales Agents 2 $26,062 66.67%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $32,395 66.67%
Psychiatrists 2 $153,119 66.67%
Chefs and Head Cooks 2 $47,767 66.67%
Sales Managers 2 $55,547 66.67%
Microbiologists 2 $35,235 66.67%
Mental Health Counselors 2 $30,909 66.67%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $32,640 66.67%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2 $77,449 66.67%
Human Resources Specialists 2 $34,362 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 225 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 299 $583,629 40.85%
Mexico 125 $35,527 31.65%
Nepal 67 $31,586 52.76%
Philippines 53 $36,506 49.53%
China 52 $62,049 57.78%
South Korea 36 $37,931 45.00%
Canada 29 $84,998 40.28%
Pakistan 28 $78,955 41.18%
Nigeria 23 $48,484 46.00%
Turkey 23 $35,834 51.11%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Preferred Family Healthcare Inc 10 $49,964 90.91%
Sentinel Power Services Inc 10 $63,471 90.91%
Nextthought Llc 10 $58,459 90.91%
Anu Software Consultants Inc 10 $70,358 90.91%
Oneok Services Company 10 $62,723 90.91%
Saints Medical Group Llc 10 $186,489 90.91%
Sjh Sheffield Aerospace Llc 10 $68,353 90.91%
Aaon Inc 10 $77,428 90.91%
Whirlpool Corporation 10 $92,639 90.91%
Chesapeake Operating Inc 10 $143,859 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Field Harvesting Transport Ltd 2 $18,720 100.00%
Payne Farms And Cattle Co Inc 2 $25,522 100.00%
Dudgeon Harvesting 2 $19,531 100.00%
Twelve Farms 2 $21,174 100.00%
Drew Allen Farms Llc 2 $30,930 100.00%
Silver Spurs Equine Academy Llc 2 $31,637 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 2 $21,882 100.00%
Creekside Birds Llc 2 $29,900 100.00%
3l Grains Llc 2 $31,637 100.00%
Ferda Portable Seed Cleaning Llc 2 $27,986 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advanced Dental Implant And Denture Center 1 $47,027 33.33%
V S Schuler Tubular Products 1 $50,107 33.33%
J Richard Blissit Interiors Inc 1 $91,520 33.33%
Mccurtain Memorial Hospital 1 $43,514 33.33%
Da Vinci Motion Graphics Inc 1 $64,418 33.33%
Decisionpoint Systems Inc 1 $62,421 33.33%
Weatherford Hospital Authority Dba Weatherford Reg 1 $60,986 33.33%
Kims Blessing Inc 1 $17,742 33.33%
Kelly Miller Circus 1 $26,166 33.33%
Atoka County Healthcare Authority 1 $42,848 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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 $66,267. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage