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 %
Financial Analysts	122	$56,363	78.71%
Statisticians	121	$51,639	79.61%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	119	$60,093	89.47%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	117	$36,740	87.97%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	101	$42,801	87.07%
Dentists, General	100	$106,103	86.21%
Internists, General	97	$164,804	87.39%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	97	$52,188	88.18%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	96	$106,742	88.89%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	88	$54,487	83.02%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursing Assistants	14	$22,618	116.67%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	14	$102,857	116.67%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$33,918	100.00%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$40,185	100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	11	$31,111	100.00%
Instructional Coordinators	10	$32,571	90.91%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10	$82,607	100.00%
Sales Engineers	9	$84,550	90.00%
Financial Managers	9	$72,550	90.00%
Dentists, General	9	$78,751	90.00%

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 %
Pinnacle Tek Llc	23	$75,996	85.19%
Quardent Inc	23	$33,434	85.19%
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Inc	23	$40,714	85.19%
Amazoncom Services Llc	23	$75,082	88.46%
Loves Travel Stops Country Stores Inc	23	$81,088	88.46%
Johnson Controls Inc	22	$80,015	88.00%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	22	$69,393	88.00%
Taal Technologies Inc	21	$59,289	84.00%
Noble Research Institute Llc	21	$52,021	87.50%
Populus Group Llc	20	$81,480	83.33%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Seminole State College	2	$27,850	33.33%
Victory Energy Operations Llc	2	$65,603	33.33%
Heartland Dental Llc	2	$87,059	33.33%
Alliancehealth Midwest	2	$53,602	33.33%
Tahlequah Hospital Authority Dba Northeastern Heal	2	$230,880	33.33%
Asco Aerospace Usa Llc	2	$57,533	33.33%
Jump Technology Services Llc	2	$70,689	33.33%
Oklahoma State University Medical Center	2	$41,413	33.33%
Express Lawn Services Of Tulsa Llc	2	$28,829	33.33%
Enacomm Inc	2	$71,469	33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	4,273	$61,667	87.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,978	$55,931	89.83%
Engineering Services	801	$66,429	86.97%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	730	$101,552	87.74%
Computer Systems Design Services	559	$62,312	91.94%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	554	$65,957	97.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	367	$64,816	85.75%
Payroll Services	367	$69,845	96.07%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	308	$110,960	86.76%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	294	$36,624	87.24%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	140	$24,585	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	137	$27,846	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	90	$26,133	100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming	75	$27,090	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	66	$26,673	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	47	$24,770	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	46	$26,116	100.00%
Cotton Ginning	44	$28,607	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	39	$28,800	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	29	$24,475	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	514	$51,074	100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	88	$36,000	25.88%
Payroll Services	85	$68,187	41.46%
Full Service Restaurants	22	$28,995	14.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	22	$61,804	22.45%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	21	$73,408	23.86%
Hog And Pig Farming	19	$44,187	22.35%
Offices Of Dentists	15	$103,777	18.52%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	14	$77,930	21.54%
General Freight Trucking Local	13	$41,938	21.67%

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.