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 %
M H Food Inc	2	$65,936	66.67%
Taylor Crane Rigging Inc	2	$56,274	66.67%
Vitosha Inc	2	$54,808	66.67%
It Premia Group Inc	2	$54,808	66.67%
Spx Heat Transfer Inc	2	$69,482	66.67%
B T Engineering Inc	2	$56,597	66.67%
Bennett Engineering Inc	2	$56,795	66.67%
Techsilicon Llc	2	$55,328	66.67%
Tekbasic Llc	2	$55,390	66.67%
Imetris Corporation	2	$66,591	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities	2	$22,142	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	2	$45,666	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	2	$50,690	100.00%
Voluntary Health Organizations	2	$86,050	100.00%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	2	$30,285	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$81,994	100.00%
All Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	2	$39,645	100.00%
Air Traffic Control	2	$52,281	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$222,487	100.00%
Security Systems Services	2	$40,934	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.