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%
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 %
Stonebridge Acquistion Inc Dba Cloudaction 5 $46,621 100.00%
Sentinel Power Services 5 $62,525 100.00%
Advance Research Chemicals Inc 5 $61,074 100.00%
Science Applications International Corporation 5 $84,390 100.00%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 5 $69,064 100.00%
Fusion Solutions Llc 5 $54,629 100.00%
22nd Century Technologies Inc 5 $64,542 100.00%
Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc 5 $83,104 100.00%
Cloud Data Systems Inc 5 $75,525 100.00%
Aevus Precision Diagnostics 5 $54,072 100.00%

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 $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