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 %
Computer Network Support Specialists	12	$43,257	92.31%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians	12	$43,720	92.31%
Administrative Services Managers	12	$42,994	92.31%
Hydrologists	12	$48,679	92.31%
Data Warehousing Specialists	12	$68,193	92.31%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	11	$20,760	84.62%
Training and Development Specialists	11	$40,324	84.62%
Urban and Regional Planners	11	$50,147	91.67%
Logisticians	11	$53,965	91.67%
Purchasing Managers	11	$55,812	91.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Personal Care Aides	2	$17,576	66.67%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	2	$44,960	66.67%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	2	$51,114	66.67%
Food Scientists and Technologists	2	$50,898	66.67%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2	$51,886	66.67%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	2	$44,554	66.67%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	2	$197,600	66.67%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$30,695	66.67%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	2	$42,890	66.67%
Coaches and Scouts	2	$31,344	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 %
John Zink Company Llc	69	$84,772	88.46%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	68	$58,323	87.18%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	67	$63,695	88.16%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	63	$62,571	86.30%
Cameron University	62	$40,691	84.93%
Guru It Solutions Inc	61	$43,683	84.72%
Dove Schools Inc	61	$37,335	87.14%
Murphy Brown Llc	59	$37,709	85.51%
Capgemini America Inc	57	$71,463	83.82%
Microexcel Inc	57	$41,010	83.82%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Enviro Systems	5	$89,814	29.41%
Williams Wpc 1 Llc	5	$82,855	29.41%
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation	5	$45,556	31.25%
Ssm Health Care Of Oklahoma Inc	5	$133,349	33.33%
Zeva Technology Llc	5	$64,438	33.33%
Keybridge Technologies Inc	5	$44,637	33.33%
Chinatown Supermarket Llc	5	$22,522	33.33%
Oklahoma Forensic Center	5	$77,443	33.33%
Miller Equipment Company Inc	4	$26,822	28.57%
Preferred Family Healthcare	4	$33,909	28.57%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Testing Laboratories And Services	50	$52,466	86.21%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	47	$56,488	81.03%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	47	$76,762	85.45%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	44	$39,706	83.02%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	43	$37,453	86.00%
Temporary Help Services	43	$78,878	86.00%
Natural Gas Distribution	43	$86,339	95.56%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	38	$67,264	86.36%
Search Detection Navigation Guidance Aeronautical And Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing	33	$71,052	82.50%
Commercial Banking	31	$60,633	83.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$27,799	100.00%
Wheat Farming	3	$25,584	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	3	$28,870	100.00%
Other Animal Production	3	$28,031	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	3	$21,851	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	2	$23,650	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$21,528	100.00%
Stationery And Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$21,528	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	2	$26,270	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	2	$30,930	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
American Indian And Alaska Native Tribal Governments	4	$61,755	25.00%
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	4	$46,993	26.67%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	4	$65,869	26.67%
Public Finance Activities	4	$45,952	26.67%
Petroleum Lubricating Oil And Grease Manufacturing	4	$78,780	28.57%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	4	$31,949	28.57%
Real Estate Property Managers	4	$38,927	30.77%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	3	$29,162	23.08%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	3	$78,735	25.00%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing	3	$68,716	25.00%

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.