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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 %
Pharmacists 2 $85,395 100.00%
Compliance Managers 2 $81,484 100.00%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 2 $108,888 100.00%
Teacher Assistants 1 $15,240 50.00%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 1 $16,910 50.00%
Recreation Workers 1 $18,512 50.00%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1 $19,448 50.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1 $19,760 50.00%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 1 $20,966 50.00%
Tire Repairers and Changers 1 $22,110 50.00%
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 %
Thermal Engineering International Usa Inc 2 $112,268 100.00%
Sai Cornerstone Inc 2 $104,208 100.00%
Dental Depotwestminster Village Llc 2 $104,125 100.00%
Avertra Corp 2 $104,458 100.00%
Recvue Inc 2 $115,315 100.00%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 2 $114,359 100.00%
Freedom Mortgage Corporation 2 $113,984 100.00%
Noria Corporation 2 $107,120 100.00%
Wynnewood Refining Company Llc 2 $123,615 100.00%
Xxec Inc 2 $28,850 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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%

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