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 %
Software Developers, Applications	2,272	$69,885	90.52%
Computer Systems Analysts	1,456	$61,102	90.77%
Computer Programmers	1,077	$52,282	88.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other	564	$64,173	94.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	524	$146,042	88.81%
Mechanical Engineers	464	$70,287	84.67%
Software Developers, Systems Software	387	$67,759	91.92%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	360	$39,200	90.68%
Accountants and Auditors	353	$47,145	91.45%
Biological Scientists, All Other	294	$44,369	91.59%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators	435	$26,664	226.56%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	177	$26,674	92.19%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	162	$25,600	218.92%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	31	$26,774	52.54%
Nursery Workers	19	$26,276	52.78%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	10	$29,632	30.30%
Construction Laborers	6	$29,429	22.22%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	6	$26,513	23.08%
Fence Erectors	4	$26,754	17.39%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	4	$26,312	17.39%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	155	$861,041	26.32%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	48	$107,156	22.54%
Computer Occupations, All Other	48	$66,488	37.50%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	47	$18,135	61.04%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	47	$41,559	83.93%
Mechanical Engineers	40	$76,136	88.89%
Computer Systems Analysts	30	$73,734	68.18%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	26	$33,777	86.67%
Accountants and Auditors	26	$51,589	100.00%
Internists, General	26	$116,288	104.00%

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 %
Lebanon	5	$68,071	45.45%
Egypt	4	$57,616	36.36%
Hong Kong	4	$59,017	40.00%
Thailand	4	$27,981	40.00%
Peru	4	$25,789	44.44%
Syria	4	$71,474	44.44%
Argentina	4	$38,298	44.44%
Ukraine	4	$101,488	44.44%
Jordan	3	$44,776	37.50%
Bulgaria	3	$43,008	37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
C H Guernsey Company	2	$68,557	66.67%
Sendaride Inc	2	$108,701	66.67%
Synergy Care Inc	2	$72,218	66.67%
Nsi Technologies Inc	2	$68,099	66.67%
Childrensdentalclinicofoklahomacitypllc	2	$68,370	66.67%
Isite Technologies Inc	2	$68,390	66.67%
Aristocrat Technologies Inc	2	$79,560	66.67%
Greenbyte Technologies Llc	2	$68,890	66.67%
Administrative Office Of The Courts Sup Ct Of Oklahoma	2	$71,355	66.67%
Iziel Healthcare Inc	2	$76,264	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities	2	$22,142	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	2	$45,666	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	2	$50,690	100.00%
Voluntary Health Organizations	2	$86,050	100.00%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	2	$30,285	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	2	$81,994	100.00%
All Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	2	$39,645	100.00%
Air Traffic Control	2	$52,281	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$222,487	100.00%
Security Systems Services	2	$40,934	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.