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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 %
Software Developers, Applications 2,266 $69,910 90.28%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,454 $61,069 90.65%
Computer Programmers 1,077 $52,282 88.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other 564 $64,173 94.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 518 $145,451 87.80%
Mechanical Engineers 498 $71,036 84.69%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 409 $39,176 91.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 373 $68,370 88.60%
Accountants and Auditors 369 $47,639 91.56%
Biological Scientists, All Other 307 $44,702 89.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 528 $27,639 202.30%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 275 $27,702 143.23%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 274 $28,496 314.94%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 31 $26,774 41.89%
Nursery Workers 19 $26,276 27.94%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 14 $36,088 25.93%
Construction Laborers 8 $31,980 21.05%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 6 $32,115 20.69%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 6 $26,513 20.69%
Fence Erectors 5 $27,872 17.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 155 $861,041 26.32%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 58 $39,985 24.37%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 48 $107,156 32.43%
Computer Occupations, All Other 48 $66,488 54.55%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 47 $18,135 71.21%
Mechanical Engineers 41 $76,070 85.42%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $49,674 70.45%
Computer Systems Analysts 30 $73,734 90.91%
Electrical Engineers 27 $79,387 90.00%
Internists, General 26 $116,288 92.86%
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 %
Romania 5 $32,629 41.67%
Lebanon 5 $68,071 41.67%
Syria 4 $71,474 36.36%
Egypt 4 $57,616 40.00%
Ukraine 4 $101,488 40.00%
Argentina 4 $38,298 40.00%
Hong Kong 4 $59,017 40.00%
Peru 4 $25,789 40.00%
Hungary 3 $84,447 33.33%
Spain 3 $43,791 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Oklahoma 966 $44,714 90.53%
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 958 $71,308 90.29%
Oklahoma State University 728 $58,437 92.98%
Accenture Llp 472 $68,713 98.33%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 424 $52,164 96.36%
Paycom Payroll Llc 387 $71,790 95.79%
Wipro Limited 360 $64,703 94.24%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 306 $66,596 90.80%
Msci Inc 289 $67,964 94.14%
Ithoppers Inc 232 $68,160 76.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Selman Farms Llc 21 $24,913 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 21 $29,942 100.00%
Bryan Lavonne Kroeker 19 $24,097 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ok 19 $29,522 100.00%
Guthrie Greenhouses Llc 18 $25,871 100.00%
Farmers Union Coop Gin Humphreys 18 $26,306 100.00%
Chs Inc 16 $30,494 100.00%
Triple S Farms 16 $26,662 100.00%
Charlies Hill Top 16 $18,664 100.00%
Bryan Mannering 15 $24,516 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paycom Payroll Llc 94 $71,954 52.81%
Integris Health Inc 41 $111,331 25.63%
Alindus Inc 39 $58,890 32.50%
Sky Foundation 38 $37,088 34.23%
Msci Inc 36 $73,688 38.30%
Pitzers Lawn Management Inc 29 $26,648 43.94%
Westways Staffing Services Inc 27 $21,897 45.00%
Tulsa Hospitalists Inc 23 $166,318 47.92%
Dove Schools Inc 22 $35,326 53.66%
Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities Inc 18 $118,255 46.15%

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