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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 %
Civil Engineers 272 $60,686 84.74%
Electrical Engineers 236 $71,229 87.41%
Database Administrators 222 $57,686 86.72%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 221 $70,585 87.70%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 215 $57,291 87.40%
Chemical Engineers 199 $80,178 82.57%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 193 $63,529 91.47%
Management Analysts 183 $57,197 88.41%
Industrial Engineers 167 $67,104 86.53%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 141 $66,185 82.94%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2 $27,986 9.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrical Engineers 24 $76,277 100.00%
Civil Engineers 23 $66,131 104.55%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 22 $30,617 100.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $54,532 129.41%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 21 $45,710 131.25%
Chemical Engineers 19 $83,228 118.75%
Industrial Engineers 18 $66,452 112.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 17 $71,293 106.25%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $31,806 121.43%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 15 $21,653 125.00%
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 %
Kazakhstan 1 $57,283 50.00%
Greece 1 $28,110 50.00%
St Lucia 1 $42,411 50.00%
Iraq 1 $50,170 50.00%
Netherlands 1 $27,570 50.00%
Portugal 1 $24,731 50.00%
Morocco 1 $25,930 100.00%
Guatemala 1 $55,245 100.00%
Croatia 1 $62,566 100.00%
United States Of America 1 $187,200 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Visual Bi Solutions Inc 46 $57,745 88.46%
Oral Roberts University 45 $45,511 88.24%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 45 $72,421 88.24%
One Gas Inc 43 $86,341 84.31%
Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma 43 $83,625 86.00%
Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities Inc 43 $160,632 87.76%
Oneok Services Company Llc 42 $87,152 87.50%
Lt Technology Services Limited 42 $53,916 87.50%
Baker Hughes Incorporated 41 $70,131 87.23%
Fujitsu America Inc 39 $76,091 82.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noria Corporation 3 $59,238 27.27%
Choctaw Nation Of Oklahom 3 $54,219 27.27%
Renal Solutions Inc 3 $81,120 27.27%
Ballet Oklahoma Inc 3 $18,304 27.27%
Grips Etc 3 $19,199 27.27%
Avara Pharmaceutical Technologies Inc 3 $74,131 30.00%
Midwest Engineering And Testing Corporation 3 $61,672 30.00%
John Rehkop Rehkop Farms 3 $40,269 30.00%
Sooner Traditions Realty 3 $34,382 30.00%
Georg Fischer Central Plastics Llc 3 $86,604 30.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,273 $61,667 87.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,978 $55,931 89.83%
Engineering Services 801 $66,429 86.97%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 730 $101,552 87.74%
Computer Systems Design Services 559 $62,312 91.94%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 554 $65,957 97.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 367 $64,816 85.75%
Payroll Services 367 $69,845 96.07%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 308 $110,960 86.76%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 294 $36,624 87.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 140 $24,585 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 137 $27,846 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 90 $26,133 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 75 $27,090 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 66 $26,673 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 47 $24,770 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 46 $26,116 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 44 $28,607 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 39 $28,800 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $24,475 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 514 $51,074 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 88 $36,000 25.88%
Payroll Services 85 $68,187 41.46%
Full Service Restaurants 22 $28,995 14.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 22 $61,804 22.45%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 21 $73,408 23.86%
Hog And Pig Farming 19 $44,187 22.35%
Offices Of Dentists 15 $103,777 18.52%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 14 $77,930 21.54%
General Freight Trucking Local 13 $41,938 21.67%

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