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
18,910 84.90% $66,267 H-1B
1,641 7.37% $224,449 PERM
1,540 6.91% $25,961 H-2A
183 0.82% $69,255 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oklahoma has seen a total of 22,274 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oklahoma is the H-1B visa with 18,910 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.90% of Oklahoma's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 1,641 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.37% of Oklahoma's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oklahoma (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $41,117 88.33%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $46,621 86.67%
Information Security Analysts 48 $70,138 82.76%
Coaches and Scouts 48 $28,620 87.27%
Instructional Coordinators 47 $38,497 85.45%
Computer Network Architects 47 $69,108 87.04%
Soil and Plant Scientists 45 $45,174 86.54%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $43,113 87.76%
Sales Engineers 41 $85,749 83.67%
Industrial Production Managers 40 $86,212 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 6 $37,728 100.00%
File Clerks 6 $24,731 100.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $35,032 100.00%
Helpers--Production Workers 5 $22,077 83.33%
Aerospace Engineers 5 $84,993 83.33%
Petroleum Engineers 5 $102,997 100.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $51,386 100.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $43,286 100.00%
Chemists 5 $49,267 100.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $39,611 100.00%
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 225 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Oklahoma From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 299 $583,629 40.85%
Mexico 125 $35,527 31.65%
Nepal 67 $31,586 52.76%
Philippines 53 $36,506 49.53%
China 52 $62,049 57.78%
South Korea 36 $37,931 45.00%
Canada 29 $84,998 40.28%
Pakistan 28 $78,955 41.18%
Nigeria 23 $48,484 46.00%
Turkey 23 $35,834 51.11%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microexcel Inc 57 $41,010 85.07%
Bhrigus Inc 57 $61,180 91.94%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 56 $76,602 93.33%
Oral Roberts University 56 $47,138 94.92%
Tulsa Hospitalists Inc 56 $151,322 94.92%
Devon Energy Corporation 55 $98,536 94.83%
Decision Tree Consulting Llc 53 $54,838 91.38%
Wise Equation Solutions Inc 53 $58,340 92.98%
Oneok Services Company Llc 52 $91,651 92.86%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 51 $60,491 91.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hurliman Club Lambs Llc 9 $21,806 100.00%
Hamilton Farms Inc 9 $28,729 100.00%
Lambley Farms 8 $28,527 100.00%
Chain Farms Llc 8 $29,497 100.00%
Cake N Cow Farms 8 $28,850 100.00%
Thurman Harvesting Inc 8 $22,360 100.00%
Triple B Trucking Llc 8 $25,699 100.00%
Bates Bros Sons 8 $29,390 100.00%
Steinert Farm Operating Partnership 8 $29,604 100.00%
Leon Malson Farm 8 $24,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Liberty D S Llc Dba Pepe Delgados Mexican Restaura 5 $17,701 35.71%
Deloitte Consulting Extended Business Services Ll 4 $37,851 28.57%
Climatemaster Inc 4 $60,575 28.57%
Continental Resources Inc 4 $77,251 28.57%
Miller Equipment Company Inc 4 $26,822 30.77%
Smith Nephew Inc 4 $72,629 30.77%
Preferred Family Healthcare 4 $33,909 33.33%
Loves Travel Stops Country Stores Inc 4 $78,775 33.33%
Avara Pharmaceutical Technologies Inc 4 $80,616 33.33%
Vickers Construction Inc 4 $48,521 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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 $66,267. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage