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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 %
Civil Engineers 292 $61,754 86.39%
Electrical Engineers 252 $72,182 87.80%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 234 $71,132 87.64%
Database Administrators 221 $57,637 82.77%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 215 $57,291 87.40%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 214 $63,939 88.80%
Chemical Engineers 210 $81,585 90.13%
Management Analysts 189 $58,230 88.32%
Industrial Engineers 177 $68,199 87.19%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 140 $66,064 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 3 $32,060 10.71%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1 $32,344 3.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 26 $33,777 104.00%
Internists, General 26 $116,288 108.33%
Civil Engineers 24 $68,252 104.35%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 22 $30,617 129.41%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 21 $45,710 123.53%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 21 $22,823 131.25%
Chemical Engineers 19 $83,228 118.75%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $33,215 118.75%
Industrial Engineers 18 $66,452 112.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 17 $71,293 141.67%
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 %
Iraq 1 $50,170 100.00%
Belgium 1 $20,093 100.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $46,488 100.00%
Netherlands 1 $27,570 100.00%
Croatia 1 $62,566 100.00%
Norway 1 $36,296 100.00%
Portugal 1 $131,518 100.00%
Swaziland 1 $46,218 100.00%
Paraguay 1 $62,300 100.00%
Mongolia 1 $76,856 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Preferred Family Healthcare Inc 10 $49,964 90.91%
Sentinel Power Services Inc 10 $63,471 90.91%
Nextthought Llc 10 $58,459 90.91%
Anu Software Consultants Inc 10 $70,358 90.91%
Oneok Services Company 10 $62,723 90.91%
Saints Medical Group Llc 10 $186,489 90.91%
Sjh Sheffield Aerospace Llc 10 $68,353 90.91%
Aaon Inc 10 $77,428 90.91%
Whirlpool Corporation 10 $92,639 90.91%
Chesapeake Operating Inc 10 $143,859 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Field Harvesting Transport Ltd 2 $18,720 100.00%
Payne Farms And Cattle Co Inc 2 $25,522 100.00%
Dudgeon Harvesting 2 $19,531 100.00%
Twelve Farms 2 $21,174 100.00%
Drew Allen Farms Llc 2 $30,930 100.00%
Silver Spurs Equine Academy Llc 2 $31,637 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 2 $21,882 100.00%
Creekside Birds Llc 2 $29,900 100.00%
3l Grains Llc 2 $31,637 100.00%
Ferda Portable Seed Cleaning Llc 2 $27,986 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advanced Dental Implant And Denture Center 1 $47,027 33.33%
V S Schuler Tubular Products 1 $50,107 33.33%
J Richard Blissit Interiors Inc 1 $91,520 33.33%
Mccurtain Memorial Hospital 1 $43,514 33.33%
Da Vinci Motion Graphics Inc 1 $64,418 33.33%
Decisionpoint Systems Inc 1 $62,421 33.33%
Weatherford Hospital Authority Dba Weatherford Reg 1 $60,986 33.33%
Kims Blessing Inc 1 $17,742 33.33%
Kelly Miller Circus 1 $26,166 33.33%
Atoka County Healthcare Authority 1 $42,848 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,426 $62,870 87.09%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,307 $56,253 90.06%
Engineering Services 851 $67,226 86.93%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 834 $99,863 87.70%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 602 $69,001 93.19%
Computer Systems Design Services 590 $63,843 95.32%
Payroll Services 395 $71,578 87.20%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 380 $65,484 92.01%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 337 $37,790 82.80%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 317 $112,966 90.57%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 197 $29,424 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 150 $25,199 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 106 $27,095 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 106 $28,546 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 81 $27,636 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 71 $30,160 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 65 $27,741 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 57 $29,434 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 47 $24,770 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 44 $26,339 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 548 $50,752 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 367 $62,899 100.00%
Engineering Services 154 $71,557 69.37%
Poured Concrete Foundation And Structure Contractors 98 $26,620 63.64%
Payroll Services 93 $72,019 94.90%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 90 $35,870 96.77%
Landscaping Services 83 $1,698,059 92.22%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 81 $603,486 97.59%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 66 $22,963 81.48%
Limited Service Restaurants 53 $18,535 80.30%

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