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 %
Baker Hughes Incorporated 41 $70,131 82.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 39 $66,803 79.59%
Fujitsu America Inc 39 $76,091 81.25%
Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority 38 $72,611 80.85%
Born Inc 38 $71,433 88.37%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 37 $61,857 86.05%
Seaboard Foods Llc 34 $41,782 80.95%
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 34 $69,023 82.93%
Miracle Softtech Llc 34 $47,193 82.93%
American Electric Power 34 $80,556 87.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Whitmore Farms Llc 7 $26,880 100.00%
Double C Farms Inc 7 $31,242 100.00%
Del Lambley 7 $27,078 100.00%
Marcum Farms Llc 7 $22,342 100.00%
Turley Ranch 7 $26,300 100.00%
Bonnie Plant Farm 7 $18,678 100.00%
Kelly Sod Farm Llc 7 $27,961 100.00%
Farmers Cooperative Exchange 7 $27,771 100.00%
Jackson Harvesting 7 $21,751 100.00%
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association 7 $24,330 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oklahoma School Of Science And Mathematics 3 $39,101 30.00%
Astellas Pharma Technologies Inc 3 $84,857 30.00%
National Oilwell Varco Lp 3 $69,406 30.00%
Bokf Na 3 $83,762 30.00%
Northeast Waste Solutions Llc 3 $18,415 33.33%
Sooner Traditions Realty 3 $34,382 33.33%
Georg Fischer Central Plastics Llc 3 $86,604 33.33%
Dell Software Inc 3 $65,562 33.33%
John Rehkop Rehkop Farms 3 $40,269 33.33%
Midwest Engineering And Testing Corporation 3 $61,672 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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