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 %
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)

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