State trend · OK

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in Oklahoma

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in Oklahoma, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
5,727
Employers (2026)
155
Median Wage (2026)
$58,500

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Oklahoma-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. Veridic Solutions LLC 187 PERM
  2. 2. THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 180 PERM
  3. 3. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 137 PERM
  4. 4. Oklahoma State University 136 PERM
  5. 5. Paycom Payroll LLC 114 PERM
  6. 6. COX RETIREMENT PROPERTIES, INC 66 PERM
  7. 7. Power Costs, Inc 66 PERM
  8. 8. DUECES DRYWALL LLC 61 PERM
  9. 9. INTERURBAN GRILLE 50 PERM
  10. 10. INTEGRIS HEALTH INC. 50 PERM
  11. 11. O M TB, LLC 48 PERM
  12. 12. CRAWFORD ROOFING INC 47 PERM
  13. 13. LBL Gunite of Tulsa LP 46 PERM
  14. 14. INTERURBAN RESTUARANTS 45 PERM
  15. 15. HADMAC INC 43 PERM
  16. 16. MSCI INC. 40 PERM
  17. 17. MNCL INC 39 PERM
  18. 18. DOVE SCHOOLS, INC 37 PERM
  19. 19. SKY FOUNDATION 37 PERM
  20. 20. WESTWAYS STAFFING SERVICES 37 PERM

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