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 %
Civil Engineers 272 $60,686 84.74%
Electrical Engineers 236 $71,229 87.41%
Database Administrators 222 $57,686 86.72%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 221 $70,585 87.70%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 215 $57,291 87.40%
Chemical Engineers 199 $80,178 82.57%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 193 $63,529 91.47%
Management Analysts 183 $57,197 88.41%
Industrial Engineers 167 $67,104 86.53%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 141 $66,185 82.94%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2 $27,986 9.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 24 $76,277 100.00%
Civil Engineers 23 $66,131 104.55%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 22 $30,617 100.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $54,532 129.41%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 21 $45,710 131.25%
Chemical Engineers 19 $83,228 118.75%
Industrial Engineers 18 $66,452 112.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 17 $71,293 106.25%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $31,806 121.43%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 15 $21,653 125.00%
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 %
Battelle Memorial Institute 2 $35,038 100.00%
American Business Solutions Inc 2 $33,301 100.00%
Wesley Foundation At The University Of Central Okl 2 $35,527 100.00%
Doug Carson Associates Inc 2 $40,883 100.00%
Usm Business Systems Inc 2 $41,829 100.00%
Keyes Public Schools 2 $33,550 100.00%
Risk Metrics Solutions Inc 2 $42,027 100.00%
Corp2corp Inc 2 $39,104 100.00%
Carter Healthcare Inc 2 $39,822 100.00%
Compest Solutions Inc 2 $47,747 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,273 $61,667 87.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,978 $55,931 89.83%
Engineering Services 801 $66,429 86.97%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 730 $101,552 87.74%
Computer Systems Design Services 559 $62,312 91.94%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 554 $65,957 97.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 367 $64,816 85.75%
Payroll Services 367 $69,845 96.07%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 308 $110,960 86.76%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 294 $36,624 87.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 140 $24,585 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 137 $27,846 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 90 $26,133 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 75 $27,090 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 66 $26,673 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 47 $24,770 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 46 $26,116 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 44 $28,607 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 39 $28,800 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $24,475 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 514 $51,074 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 88 $36,000 25.88%
Payroll Services 85 $68,187 41.46%
Full Service Restaurants 22 $28,995 14.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 22 $61,804 22.45%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 21 $73,408 23.86%
Hog And Pig Farming 19 $44,187 22.35%
Offices Of Dentists 15 $103,777 18.52%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 14 $77,930 21.54%
General Freight Trucking Local 13 $41,938 21.67%

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.

State Avg Wage