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
18,910 84.90% $66,267 H-1B
1,641 7.37% $224,449 PERM
1,540 6.91% $25,961 H-2A
183 0.82% $69,255 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oklahoma has seen a total of 22,274 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oklahoma is the H-1B visa with 18,910 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.90% of Oklahoma's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 1,641 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.37% of Oklahoma's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oklahoma (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geophysical Data Technicians 1 $37,336 100.00%
Compliance Officers 1 $31,262 100.00%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 1 $37,482 100.00%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $56,826 100.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1 $19,760 100.00%
Logistics Engineers 1 $76,128 100.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $51,314 100.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1 $23,483 100.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 1 $29,411 100.00%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 1 $26,137 100.00%
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 225 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Oklahoma From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 299 $583,629 40.85%
Mexico 125 $35,527 31.65%
Nepal 67 $31,586 52.76%
Philippines 53 $36,506 49.53%
China 52 $62,049 57.78%
South Korea 36 $37,931 45.00%
Canada 29 $84,998 40.28%
Pakistan 28 $78,955 41.18%
Nigeria 23 $48,484 46.00%
Turkey 23 $35,834 51.11%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microexcel Inc 57 $41,010 85.07%
Bhrigus Inc 57 $61,180 91.94%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 56 $76,602 93.33%
Oral Roberts University 56 $47,138 94.92%
Tulsa Hospitalists Inc 56 $151,322 94.92%
Devon Energy Corporation 55 $98,536 94.83%
Decision Tree Consulting Llc 53 $54,838 91.38%
Wise Equation Solutions Inc 53 $58,340 92.98%
Oneok Services Company Llc 52 $91,651 92.86%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 51 $60,491 91.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hurliman Club Lambs Llc 9 $21,806 100.00%
Hamilton Farms Inc 9 $28,729 100.00%
Lambley Farms 8 $28,527 100.00%
Chain Farms Llc 8 $29,497 100.00%
Cake N Cow Farms 8 $28,850 100.00%
Thurman Harvesting Inc 8 $22,360 100.00%
Triple B Trucking Llc 8 $25,699 100.00%
Bates Bros Sons 8 $29,390 100.00%
Steinert Farm Operating Partnership 8 $29,604 100.00%
Leon Malson Farm 8 $24,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Liberty D S Llc Dba Pepe Delgados Mexican Restaura 5 $17,701 35.71%
Deloitte Consulting Extended Business Services Ll 4 $37,851 28.57%
Climatemaster Inc 4 $60,575 28.57%
Continental Resources Inc 4 $77,251 28.57%
Miller Equipment Company Inc 4 $26,822 30.77%
Smith Nephew Inc 4 $72,629 30.77%
Preferred Family Healthcare 4 $33,909 33.33%
Loves Travel Stops Country Stores Inc 4 $78,775 33.33%
Avara Pharmaceutical Technologies Inc 4 $80,616 33.33%
Vickers Construction Inc 4 $48,521 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tree Nut Farming 18 $26,169 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $28,022 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $27,346 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $27,274 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 12 $29,882 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $27,893 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $29,343 100.00%
Racetracks 7 $29,176 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 6 $21,705 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 6 $29,103 100.00%

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 $66,267. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage