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 %
Ibm India Private Limited 229 $56,141 98.71%
Infosys Limited 207 $62,492 99.04%
Power Costs Inc 172 $55,627 97.18%
Ernst Young Us Llp 172 $59,134 98.85%
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation 146 $45,792 84.88%
The University Of Tulsa 125 $51,668 86.81%
Integris Health Inc 119 $143,974 82.64%
Comanche County Hospital Authority 114 $79,789 82.61%
Hcl America Inc 111 $67,432 84.73%
Saint Francis Health System 109 $138,729 83.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 15 $60,442 39.47%
Seagate Us Llc 14 $77,930 38.89%
Oklahoma City University 13 $35,514 37.14%
Roark Landscaping Corporation 12 $29,536 35.29%
Vitech Systems Group 12 $67,409 36.36%
Stonebridge Acquistions Inc 11 $66,059 40.74%
Blue Diamond Trucking Inc 10 $49,005 40.00%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 10 $63,222 41.67%
Southwestern Oklahoma State University 9 $38,112 37.50%
Boechat Performance Horses 8 $25,043 34.78%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 14 $27,091 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 13 $26,254 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 12 $29,882 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $27,274 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 6 $21,705 100.00%
Hay Farming 6 $26,409 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 6 $29,103 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 5 $25,804 100.00%
Racetracks 4 $27,154 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $28,127 100.00%

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