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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 %
Insurance Sales Agents 3 $27,075 100.00%
Curators 3 $32,490 100.00%
Supply Chain Managers 3 $72,093 100.00%
Compliance Managers 3 $87,395 100.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 3 $51,036 100.00%
Insurance Underwriters 3 $51,362 100.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 3 $59,933 100.00%
Bioinformatics Scientists 3 $53,685 100.00%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 3 $75,025 100.00%
Fundraisers 3 $36,615 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 1 $32,178 50.00%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 1 $26,333 50.00%
Insurance Underwriters 1 $37,024 50.00%
Home Health Aides 1 $19,490 50.00%
Compliance Officers 1 $56,347 50.00%
Credit Analysts 1 $38,605 50.00%
Procurement Clerks 1 $34,902 50.00%
Web Developers 1 $35,755 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1 $68,037 50.00%
Environmental Engineers 1 $48,235 50.00%
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 225 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Oklahoma From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 299 $583,629 40.85%
Mexico 125 $35,527 31.65%
Nepal 67 $31,586 52.76%
Philippines 53 $36,506 49.53%
China 52 $62,049 57.78%
South Korea 36 $37,931 45.00%
Canada 29 $84,998 40.28%
Pakistan 28 $78,955 41.18%
Nigeria 23 $48,484 46.00%
Turkey 23 $35,834 51.11%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Populus Group 12 $62,955 85.71%
Oklahoma Investment Group 12 $51,764 85.71%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 12 $65,168 85.71%
Scepter Technologies Inc 12 $55,912 85.71%
Northeastern State Unversity 12 $64,581 85.71%
Mpw Engineering Llc 12 $51,889 85.71%
Direct Energy Lp 12 $75,164 92.31%
Td Williamson Inc 12 $81,094 92.31%
Us Department Of Veterans Affairs 11 $178,358 84.62%
Oklahoma Panhandle State University 11 $34,686 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
T Heart Ranch Llc 3 $26,333 100.00%
Adam Johnson 3 $38,175 100.00%
Miller Family Farms Llc 3 $31,401 100.00%
Feige Custom Cutters 3 $23,067 100.00%
007 Charolais Llc 3 $30,715 100.00%
Farmers Ff Farms Inc 3 $21,438 100.00%
Lazy E Ranch Llc 3 $30,715 100.00%
Royal Vista Ranch Llc 3 $31,873 100.00%
Ch Smith Construction Inc 3 $25,716 100.00%
Two State Sod Farm Llc 3 $29,557 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Astec Inc 1 $29,930 25.00%
Lanna Thai Restaurant 1 $34,923 25.00%
Bauman Instrument Corporation 1 $44,304 33.33%
Geophysical Research Company Llc 1 $70,408 33.33%
Barthelmes Conservatory Inc 1 $33,634 33.33%
American Visas Attorney 1 $21,736 33.33%
Csi Aerospace Inc 1 $26,125 33.33%
La Margarita 1 $15,954 33.33%
Morton Comprehensive Clinic 1 $96,158 33.33%
Promedia Telecom 1 $38,355 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tree Nut Farming 18 $26,169 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $28,022 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 15 $27,346 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $27,274 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 12 $29,882 100.00%
Hay Farming 8 $27,893 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $29,343 100.00%
Racetracks 7 $29,176 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 6 $21,705 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 6 $29,103 100.00%

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