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 %
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 %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 29 $25,720 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 26 $26,247 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $25,680 100.00%
Sheep Farming 22 $19,213 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $26,818 100.00%
Potato Farming 20 $27,654 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 18 $28,846 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 16 $28,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 14 $27,096 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 14 $24,505 100.00%

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 $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