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 %
Risk Management Specialists 3 $65,638 100.00%
Orthodontists 3 $144,713 100.00%
Genetic Counselors 2 $53,539 66.67%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 2 $11,957 66.67%
Social and Human Service Assistants 2 $18,096 66.67%
Music Directors and Composers 2 $28,789 66.67%
Animal Breeders 2 $29,359 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 2 $30,197 66.67%
Producers and Directors 2 $29,567 66.67%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 2 $29,297 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Scientists 1 $63,856 50.00%
Chiropractors 1 $37,066 50.00%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 1 $97,926 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 %
Karsun Solutions Llc 7 $88,177 87.50%
Chickasaw Nation Department Of Health 7 $168,474 87.50%
La Semana Del Sur Llc 7 $30,133 87.50%
Lucky Hospitality Inc 7 $35,503 87.50%
Seminole State College 7 $35,025 87.50%
Uhs Of Oklahoma Inc 7 $37,241 87.50%
Norman Regional Health System 7 $42,506 87.50%
Mercy Hospital El Reno Inc 7 $34,127 87.50%
Memorial Hospital Of Texas County 7 $38,887 87.50%
Sunmerge Systems Inc 7 $43,368 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
V S Schuler Tubular Products 1 $50,107 50.00%
Advanced Dental Implant And Denture Center 1 $47,027 50.00%
Mass Architects Inc 1 $39,541 50.00%
Hatch Croke Associates Pc 1 $42,411 50.00%
The Great Logos Dba Tokyo Gardens 1 $0 50.00%
Mccurtain Memorial Hospital 1 $43,514 50.00%
J Richard Blissit Interiors Inc 1 $91,520 50.00%
Mandarin Family Inc 1 $48,942 50.00%
Boynton Williams Associates 1 $40,290 50.00%
Okla Coalition Against Domestic Violence Sexual 1 $71,656 50.00%

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