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 %
Sales Engineers 38 $84,969 88.37%
Physicists 36 $71,125 87.80%
Industrial Production Managers 36 $82,644 87.80%
Financial Managers 35 $79,300 85.37%
Biomedical Engineers 34 $52,466 82.93%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 33 $56,023 82.50%
Hospitalists 33 $142,007 84.62%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $42,463 86.49%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 32 $50,516 86.49%
Graphic Designers 31 $31,412 83.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aerospace Engineers 5 $84,993 100.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $33,086 100.00%
Materials Engineers 4 $56,176 80.00%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 4 $99,673 80.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $29,938 80.00%
Statisticians 4 $42,209 80.00%
Chemists 4 $50,034 80.00%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 4 $21,424 80.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $40,673 80.00%
Lodging Managers 3 $39,395 60.00%
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 %
Dominican Republic 1 $34,090 33.33%
El Salvador 1 $31,117 33.33%
Ireland 1 $31,637 33.33%
Belgium 1 $20,093 50.00%
Armenia 1 $33,634 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $12,480 50.00%
Benin 1 $50,617 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $62,300 50.00%
Estonia 1 $30,160 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $114,650 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 874 $71,866 89.83%
University Of Oklahoma 858 $43,606 90.70%
Oklahoma State University 661 $57,704 92.58%
Accenture Llp 433 $65,629 98.41%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 424 $52,164 96.36%
Paycom Payroll Llc 360 $70,039 96.26%
Wipro Limited 346 $64,165 94.28%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 303 $66,494 97.43%
Msci Inc 265 $66,160 87.17%
Ithoppers Inc 232 $68,160 76.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paycom Payroll Llc 86 $68,160 56.58%
Alindus Inc 39 $58,890 28.89%
Integris Health Inc 38 $115,127 31.93%
Sky Foundation 38 $37,088 34.55%
Msci Inc 34 $71,809 39.53%
Tulsa Hospitalists Inc 23 $166,318 41.07%
Dove Schools Inc 21 $34,974 38.89%
Westways Staffing Services Inc 20 $21,683 44.44%
Pitzers Lawn Management Inc 18 $22,100 46.15%
Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities Inc 17 $119,157 44.74%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legal Services 1 $46,654 50.00%
All Other Business Support Services 1 $83,200 50.00%
Individual And Family Services 1 $37,003 50.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 1 $60,299 50.00%
Museums 1 $42,515 50.00%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive 1 $68,411 50.00%
Cutlery And Handtool Manufacturing 1 $39,936 50.00%
Travel Agencies 1 $23,920 100.00%
Warehousing And Storage 1 $67,954 100.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 1 $45,802 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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