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 %
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 %
National Oilwell Varco Lp 13 $56,104 81.25%
Childrens House Of Norman Inc 13 $35,812 81.25%
Acg Tech Systems Inc 13 $44,611 81.25%
Structures America Innovative Engineering Plc 13 $56,643 86.67%
Hyr Global Source Inc 13 $61,538 86.67%
Schrill Technologies Inc 13 $70,282 86.67%
Durant Hma Physician Management Llc 13 $118,301 86.67%
Itelligence Inc 13 $82,061 86.67%
Technosoft Engineering Inc 13 $65,389 86.67%
Cira Infotech Inc 13 $68,315 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skia Jack Farms Llc 3 $28,600 100.00%
Wt Cattle Co Llc 3 $31,873 100.00%
Eichelberger Farms 3 $20,571 100.00%
Livesay Orchards 3 $31,186 100.00%
Lawrence Stinchcomb 3 $31,401 100.00%
Kuntz Harvesting 3 $18,498 100.00%
Watson Farm And Ranch Llc 3 $22,942 100.00%
Jess Mark Nichols Farm Inc 3 $24,745 100.00%
Lee Farms Inc 3 $19,989 100.00%
Peach Crest Farm 3 $18,289 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amethyst Research Inc 1 $48,090 25.00%
Comentis Inc 1 $52,354 25.00%
Nosaj Inc Dba Jasons Deli 1 $13,832 25.00%
Himalayas Llc 1 $18,304 25.00%
Conner Industries Inc 1 $18,325 25.00%
Solarc Inc 1 $40,810 25.00%
True Digital Security Inc 1 $41,558 25.00%
United Tops Bottoms Inc 1 $17,805 25.00%
La Fondita Restaurant 1 $14,019 25.00%
S B Refuse Co 1 $16,952 25.00%

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