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 %
Farm and Home Management Advisors 3 $39,361 75.00%
Curators 3 $32,490 75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 3 $43,673 75.00%
Fundraisers 3 $36,615 75.00%
Librarians 3 $37,024 75.00%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 3 $41,004 75.00%
Education Administrators, All Other 3 $41,184 75.00%
Life Scientists, All Other 3 $54,309 75.00%
Astronomers 3 $52,361 75.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 3 $51,036 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legal Secretaries 1 $36,712 50.00%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 1 $20,530 50.00%
Training and Development Specialists 1 $37,835 50.00%
Stonemasons 1 $28,309 50.00%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $47,258 50.00%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 1 $32,198 50.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 1 $43,410 50.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1 $26,083 50.00%
Art Directors 1 $41,662 50.00%
Telephone Operators 1 $25,709 50.00%
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 %
Hitachi Vantara Corporation 2 $73,279 66.67%
Covance Inc 2 $66,872 66.67%
Creative Information Technology Inc 2 $64,438 66.67%
Nextgen Consulting Inc 2 $66,758 66.67%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 2 $74,506 66.67%
Kpk Technologies Inc 2 $64,584 66.67%
Chasm Advanced Materials Inc 2 $73,715 66.67%
Atc Drivetrain Llc A Division Of Genco Atc 2 $64,750 66.67%
Shiv Krupa Llc 2 $65,946 66.67%
Jireh Solutions Llc 2 $70,346 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Agencies 2 $43,191 100.00%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing 2 $84,303 100.00%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 2 $65,759 100.00%
Animal Food Manufacturing 2 $53,820 100.00%
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 2 $91,822 100.00%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing 2 $47,840 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 2 $57,564 100.00%
Passenger Car Leasing 2 $78,156 100.00%
Solar Electric Power Generation 2 $121,982 100.00%
Computer Training 2 $56,947 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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