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 %
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 5 $37,619 71.43%
Technical Writers 5 $40,995 83.33%
Musicians and Singers 5 $93,022 83.33%
Interior Designers 5 $31,013 83.33%
Survey Researchers 5 $36,858 83.33%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 5 $26,644 83.33%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $51,863 83.33%
Validation Engineers 5 $64,934 83.33%
Counselors, All Other 5 $38,842 83.33%
Psychologists, All Other 5 $48,972 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Edmond Public Schools 4 $41,134 80.00%
Nda Inc 4 $38,044 80.00%
Accele Biopharma Inc 4 $36,618 80.00%
Intelek Technologies Inc 4 $41,465 80.00%
Office Of Management And Enterprise Services 4 $44,055 80.00%
Codesoft International Inc 4 $68,281 80.00%
Shubh Solutions Llc 4 $62,249 80.00%
Kaizen Technologies Inc 4 $59,114 80.00%
Trak 1 Technology Inc 4 $50,003 80.00%
Host Analytics Inc 4 $46,514 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tree Nut Farming 18 $26,169 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $28,022 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $27,346 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $27,274 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 12 $29,882 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $27,893 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $29,343 100.00%
Racetracks 7 $29,176 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 6 $21,705 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 6 $29,103 100.00%

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 $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