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 %
Mechanical Drafters	2	$45,271	66.67%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2	$32,511	66.67%
Art Directors	2	$33,613	66.67%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	2	$32,375	66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	2	$36,775	66.67%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	2	$34,690	66.67%
Product Safety Engineers	2	$52,021	66.67%
Editors	2	$44,325	66.67%
Sociologists	2	$40,934	66.67%
Audiologists	2	$52,146	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Boiling Point Media	2	$29,567	100.00%
Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce	2	$38,262	100.00%
Fzw Llc	2	$34,112	100.00%
Inventronics Usa Inc	2	$45,739	100.00%
Delasoft Inc	2	$33,291	100.00%
Akt Llc	2	$40,331	100.00%
Oklahoma Department Of Enviornmental Quality	2	$30,667	100.00%
Slw Automotive Inc	2	$41,548	100.00%
Sporting Global Llc	2	$30,090	100.00%
Eparchy Of Our Lady Of Lebanon Of Los Angeles	2	$33,852	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	85	$45,494	86.73%
Hog And Pig Farming	81	$38,468	83.51%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	71	$70,859	80.68%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	67	$68,764	84.81%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	64	$52,275	82.05%
Architectural Services	58	$47,888	85.29%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs	57	$156,899	83.82%
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control	56	$77,596	83.58%
Oil And Gas Extraction	56	$84,754	87.50%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	50	$81,197	80.65%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production	14	$27,091	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	13	$26,254	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	12	$29,882	100.00%
Crop Production	12	$27,274	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	6	$21,705	100.00%
Hay Farming	6	$26,409	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	6	$29,103	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	5	$25,804	100.00%
Racetracks	4	$27,154	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	4	$28,127	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors	6	$22,176	27.27%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	6	$25,941	27.27%
Other Accounting Services	6	$63,097	28.57%
Finish Carpentry Contractors	6	$27,189	28.57%
Other General Government Support	5	$35,189	23.81%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	5	$21,852	25.00%
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	5	$77,443	25.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	5	$22,135	26.32%
Retail Bakeries	5	$19,860	29.41%
Other Management Consulting Services	5	$56,934	31.25%

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.