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 %
The Hertz Corporation	14	$66,377	87.50%
Mcelroy Manufacturing Inc	14	$52,603	87.50%
Perficient Inc	14	$58,257	87.50%
Dyna Consulting Services Inc	14	$59,755	87.50%
Level 3 Communications Llc	14	$58,096	87.50%
Dell Software Inc	14	$65,514	87.50%
Terracon Consultants Inc	14	$55,148	87.50%
Variety Care Inc	14	$64,053	87.50%
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc	13	$57,862	81.25%
Continental Resources Inc	13	$102,885	81.25%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tdk Ferrites Corp	2	$40,456	50.00%
Independent School District 57 Garfield County	2	$33,401	50.00%
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc	2	$45,916	50.00%
East Central University	2	$33,240	50.00%
Advance Boiler Repair Service	2	$15,600	50.00%
Tl Foundry Inc	2	$19,843	50.00%
Cpu Partnership	2	$48,651	50.00%
Panda Express Inc	1	$33,571	25.00%
Los Primos Restaurant	1	$15,954	25.00%
Dove Science Academy Tulsa Foundation Inc	1	$46,260	25.00%

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.