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 %
Tibco Software Inc 9 $86,380 90.00%
Sdh Systems Llc 9 $72,072 90.00%
Enacomm Inc 9 $72,805 90.00%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 9 $103,533 90.00%
Deloitte Tax Llp 8 $63,461 80.00%
Avco Consulting Inc 8 $68,616 80.00%
Avara Pharmaceutical Services 8 $75,739 80.00%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 8 $46,421 80.00%
City Of Lawton 8 $45,866 80.00%
Ksq Architects Pc 8 $40,625 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dennis Mittasch 1 $32,344 100.00%
Bachman Family Farms Llc 1 $29,120 100.00%
Hickory Livestock Company Llc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Long Family Farms Partnership 1 $20,072 100.00%
Alpha Quarter Horses 1 $30,930 100.00%
Avanti Equine Oklahoma Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Voss Cattle Company Llc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Pc Farms Llc 1 $27,102 100.00%
United Ag Llcz 1 $26,354 100.00%
Robert Stotts 1 $30,930 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Specialty Clinics Of St Anne Pllc 1 $174,616 50.00%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 1 $84,864 50.00%
Imagenet Consulting 1 $63,066 50.00%
Advanced Steel Crane Inc 1 $60,299 50.00%
Taylor Oil Tools Inc Dba Taylor Valve Technolo 1 $110,198 50.00%
Durant Dc Llc 1 $56,014 50.00%
Koch Fertilizer Enid Llc 1 $86,403 50.00%
Quinstreet Inc 1 $68,286 50.00%
Capspire Inc 1 $65,478 50.00%
Dayton Parts Llc Dba Eagle Suspensions 1 $63,752 50.00%

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