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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%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $26,312 17.39%
Fence Erectors 4 $26,754 17.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 155 $861,041 26.32%
Computer Occupations, All Other 48 $66,488 22.54%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 48 $107,156 37.50%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 47 $41,559 61.04%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 47 $18,135 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%
Internists, General 26 $116,288 100.00%
Accountants and Auditors 26 $51,589 104.00%
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 %
India 267 $642,629 40.09%
Mexico 105 $36,128 26.58%
Nepal 55 $32,267 47.01%
China 46 $61,018 50.55%
South Korea 32 $36,304 47.76%
Pakistan 27 $77,542 41.54%
Philippines 27 $51,208 42.86%
Canada 24 $88,855 38.10%
Turkey 22 $35,444 44.00%
Nigeria 15 $54,506 34.09%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St John Physicians Inc 13 $127,315 86.67%
Oklahoma Baptist University 13 $38,221 86.67%
Scd Dental Pc 12 $102,870 80.00%
Sofidel America Corp 12 $87,885 80.00%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 12 $46,629 85.71%
Childrens House Of Norman Inc 12 $35,256 85.71%
Tucker Energy Services Inc 12 $49,382 85.71%
Populus Group 12 $62,955 85.71%
Oklahoma Investment Group 12 $51,764 85.71%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 12 $65,168 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
True Digital Security Inc 1 $41,558 25.00%
Himalayas Llc 1 $18,304 25.00%
Community Of Hope Inc 1 $25,896 25.00%
Emoteq Corporation 1 $47,674 25.00%
Equipment Technology 1 $40,435 25.00%
Yuba Heat Transfer Llc 1 $61,755 25.00%
Dolce Vita It Solutions Llc 1 $35,630 25.00%
Geophysical Research Company Llc 1 $70,408 25.00%
Lanna Thai Restaurant 1 $34,923 25.00%
Bauman Instrument Corporation 1 $44,304 25.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Legal Services 1 $46,654 50.00%
All Other Business Support Services 1 $83,200 50.00%
Individual And Family Services 1 $37,003 50.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 1 $60,299 50.00%
Museums 1 $42,515 50.00%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive 1 $68,411 50.00%
Cutlery And Handtool Manufacturing 1 $39,936 50.00%
Travel Agencies 1 $23,920 100.00%
Warehousing And Storage 1 $67,954 100.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 1 $45,802 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage