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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Family and General Practitioners 8 $122,759 88.89%
Food Preparation Workers 8 $18,424 88.89%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 8 $57,915 88.89%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $32,466 88.89%
General and Operations Managers 7 $91,377 87.50%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 7 $19,285 87.50%
Anesthesiologists 7 $102,300 87.50%
Pediatricians, General 7 $134,251 87.50%
Marketing Managers 7 $93,752 87.50%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $38,530 100.00%
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 %
Burkina Faso 1 $48,880 25.00%
Albania 1 $42,224 25.00%
Mongolia 1 $76,856 33.33%
Cayman Islands 1 $43,680 33.33%
Kazakhstan 1 $57,283 33.33%
Dominica 1 $36,941 33.33%
St Lucia 1 $42,411 33.33%
Greece 1 $28,110 33.33%
Netherlands 1 $27,570 33.33%
Portugal 1 $24,731 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
International Business Machines Corporation 30 $76,389 81.08%
Teleflora Llc 29 $83,368 80.56%
The University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 28 $64,345 77.78%
Abb Inc 27 $67,197 75.00%
Amatel Inc 27 $60,691 77.14%
Teradata Operations Inc 27 $71,986 77.14%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 27 $95,563 77.14%
Northeastern State University 26 $43,434 76.47%
Jenks Public Schools 26 $36,470 78.79%
Zeeco Inc 26 $70,574 81.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oklahoma School Of Science And Mathematics 3 $39,101 37.50%
Host Analytics Inc 3 $58,254 37.50%
Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc 3 $39,742 37.50%
Northeast Waste Solutions Llc 3 $18,415 37.50%
Astellas Pharma Technologies Inc 3 $84,857 37.50%
National Oilwell Varco Lp 3 $69,406 37.50%
Bokf Na 3 $83,762 42.86%
Choctaw Memorial Hospital 2 $37,357 28.57%
Haskell County Community Hospital 2 $58,323 28.57%
Oklahoma Baptist University 2 $40,195 28.57%

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.

State Avg Wage