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 %
Operations Research Analysts	86	$56,989	86.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	84	$36,578	90.32%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	83	$67,702	89.25%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	78	$41,879	85.71%
Petroleum Engineers	74	$83,644	88.10%
Information Technology Project Managers	68	$74,318	86.08%
Chemists	67	$49,863	87.01%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	66	$40,148	85.71%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	65	$38,401	85.53%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	64	$61,653	84.21%

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 %
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 %
Testing Laboratories And Services	50	$52,466	86.21%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	47	$56,488	81.03%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	47	$76,762	85.45%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	44	$39,706	83.02%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	43	$37,453	86.00%
Temporary Help Services	43	$78,878	86.00%
Natural Gas Distribution	43	$86,339	95.56%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing	38	$67,264	86.36%
Search Detection Navigation Guidance Aeronautical And Nautical System And Instrument Manufacturing	33	$71,052	82.50%
Commercial Banking	31	$60,633	83.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$27,799	100.00%
Wheat Farming	3	$25,584	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	3	$28,870	100.00%
Other Animal Production	3	$28,031	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	3	$21,851	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	2	$23,650	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$21,528	100.00%
Stationery And Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$21,528	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	2	$26,270	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	2	$30,930	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
American Indian And Alaska Native Tribal Governments	4	$61,755	25.00%
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	4	$46,993	26.67%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	4	$65,869	26.67%
Public Finance Activities	4	$45,952	26.67%
Petroleum Lubricating Oil And Grease Manufacturing	4	$78,780	28.57%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	4	$31,949	28.57%
Real Estate Property Managers	4	$38,927	30.77%
Other Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	3	$29,162	23.08%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	3	$78,735	25.00%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing	3	$68,716	25.00%

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.