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 %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 49 $46,494 87.50%
Computer Network Architects 49 $69,393 89.09%
Information Security Analysts 48 $70,138 92.31%
Business Intelligence Analysts 47 $59,101 90.38%
Coaches and Scouts 46 $28,750 88.46%
Biological Technicians 46 $32,546 90.20%
Instructional Coordinators 46 $38,171 93.88%
Soil and Plant Scientists 40 $44,348 86.96%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 39 $40,118 84.78%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $43,362 88.64%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 5 $30,322 83.33%
Industrial Production Managers 5 $84,598 83.33%
Bakers 5 $19,727 100.00%
Financial Analysts 5 $61,784 100.00%
Helpers--Production Workers 5 $22,077 100.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $33,086 100.00%
Aerospace Engineers 5 $84,993 100.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $43,286 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 5 $21,383 100.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $48,772 100.00%
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 %
John Zink Company Llc 69 $84,772 88.46%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 68 $58,323 87.18%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 67 $63,695 88.16%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 63 $62,571 86.30%
Cameron University 62 $40,691 84.93%
Guru It Solutions Inc 61 $43,683 84.72%
Dove Schools Inc 61 $37,335 87.14%
Murphy Brown Llc 59 $37,709 85.51%
Capgemini America Inc 57 $71,463 83.82%
Microexcel Inc 57 $41,010 83.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Enviro Systems 5 $89,814 29.41%
Williams Wpc 1 Llc 5 $82,855 29.41%
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation 5 $45,556 31.25%
Ssm Health Care Of Oklahoma Inc 5 $133,349 33.33%
Zeva Technology Llc 5 $64,438 33.33%
Keybridge Technologies Inc 5 $44,637 33.33%
Chinatown Supermarket Llc 5 $22,522 33.33%
Oklahoma Forensic Center 5 $77,443 33.33%
Miller Equipment Company Inc 4 $26,822 28.57%
Preferred Family Healthcare 4 $33,909 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