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 %
Optimus Industries Llc	2	$87,663	100.00%
Marshall County Hmpn Llc	2	$83,803	100.00%
Oconnor Construction Management Inc	2	$91,728	100.00%
Shermco Industries Co	2	$85,946	100.00%
Sagenet Llc	2	$85,270	100.00%
Samson Resources Company	2	$89,783	100.00%
Tts Solutions Inc	2	$85,072	100.00%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc	2	$104,094	100.00%
Premier It Solutions Llc	2	$87,329	100.00%
M3 Technology Solutions Llc	2	$108,306	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 %
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	25	$64,671	83.33%
Oil And Gas Pipeline And Related Structures Construction	24	$77,620	82.76%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells	24	$84,353	85.71%
Metal Service Centers And Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers	24	$82,138	85.71%
Offices Of Lawyers	24	$49,225	88.89%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	22	$72,677	81.48%
Other Accounting Services	22	$56,925	88.00%
American Indian And Alaska Native Tribal Governments	21	$65,101	84.00%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	20	$74,514	83.33%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	20	$68,436	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Caterers	2	$22,079	20.00%
Hospitals	2	$43,742	20.00%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	2	$59,800	20.00%
Administration Of Public Health Programs	2	$50,138	20.00%
Dimension Stone Mining And Quarrying	2	$12,522	20.00%
Aircraft Manufacturing	2	$57,533	20.00%
Junior Colleges	2	$27,850	20.00%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing	2	$54,808	20.00%
Veterinary Services	2	$42,828	20.00%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	2	$51,522	20.00%

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.