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 %
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 %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 29 $25,720 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 26 $26,247 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $25,680 100.00%
Sheep Farming 22 $19,213 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $26,818 100.00%
Potato Farming 20 $27,654 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 18 $28,846 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 16 $28,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 14 $27,096 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 14 $24,505 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage