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 %
Physicists 40 $69,930 86.96%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 39 $40,118 84.78%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $44,810 84.44%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 36 $51,424 80.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 36 $67,879 83.72%
Biomedical Engineers 35 $52,948 83.33%
Graphic Designers 35 $31,880 83.33%
Financial Managers 35 $79,300 83.33%
Mental Health Counselors 34 $44,272 82.93%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 34 $56,362 85.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Production Managers 5 $84,598 100.00%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 5 $61,801 100.00%
Bakers 5 $19,727 100.00%
Helpers--Production Workers 5 $22,077 100.00%
Aerospace Engineers 5 $84,993 100.00%
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%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $44,313 80.00%
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 %
Brazil 16 $48,631 40.00%
Venezuela 15 $56,752 37.50%
Malaysia 15 $49,888 38.46%
Iran 15 $50,587 40.54%
Vietnam 13 $28,448 43.33%
Bangladesh 10 $39,379 33.33%
Colombia 9 $56,175 30.00%
South Africa 9 $37,479 32.14%
Ethiopia 8 $27,360 30.77%
United Kingdom 7 $62,373 30.43%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Speech Soft Solutions Formerly Speech Soft Llc 3 $42,682 75.00%
Department Of Environmental Quality 3 $41,766 75.00%
Paccar Inc 3 $38,320 75.00%
Kpmg Llp 3 $45,559 75.00%
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Llc 3 $34,334 75.00%
Mardel Inc 3 $38,341 75.00%
Myers Aubrey Company 3 $50,683 75.00%
Hooker School District I 23 3 $38,773 75.00%
Comprobase Inc 3 $52,596 75.00%
Battlecreek Church 3 $36,539 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,426 $62,870 87.09%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,307 $56,253 90.06%
Engineering Services 851 $67,226 86.93%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 834 $99,863 87.70%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 602 $69,001 93.19%
Computer Systems Design Services 590 $63,843 95.32%
Payroll Services 395 $71,578 87.20%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 380 $65,484 92.01%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 337 $37,790 82.80%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 317 $112,966 90.57%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 197 $29,424 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 150 $25,199 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 106 $27,095 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 106 $28,546 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 81 $27,636 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 71 $30,160 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 65 $27,741 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 57 $29,434 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 47 $24,770 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 44 $26,339 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 548 $50,752 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 367 $62,899 100.00%
Engineering Services 154 $71,557 69.37%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors 98 $26,620 63.64%
Payroll Services 93 $72,019 94.90%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 90 $35,870 96.77%
Landscaping Services 83 $1,698,059 92.22%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 81 $603,486 97.59%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 66 $22,963 81.48%
Limited Service Restaurants 53 $18,535 80.30%

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