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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 %
Environmental Engineering Technicians 2 $32,375 100.00%
Audiologists 2 $52,146 100.00%
Animal Breeders 2 $29,359 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 2 $30,197 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 2 $54,028 100.00%
Editors 2 $44,325 100.00%
Sociologists 2 $40,934 100.00%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 1 $46,488 50.00%
Manufacturing Engineers 1 $70,803 50.00%
Dental Assistants 1 $22,526 50.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Uzbekistan 1 $42,224 100.00%
Morocco 1 $25,930 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $36,200 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $34,820 100.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $88,753 100.00%
Uganda 1 $48,235 100.00%
Honduras 1 $208,000 100.00%
Niger 1 $53,622 100.00%
Armenia 1 $33,634 100.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $57,283 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microexcel Inc 57 $41,010 85.07%
Bhrigus Inc 57 $61,180 91.94%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 56 $76,602 93.33%
Oral Roberts University 56 $47,138 94.92%
Tulsa Hospitalists Inc 56 $151,322 94.92%
Devon Energy Corporation 55 $98,536 94.83%
Decision Tree Consulting Llc 53 $54,838 91.38%
Wise Equation Solutions Inc 53 $58,340 92.98%
Oneok Services Company Llc 52 $91,651 92.86%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 51 $60,491 91.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hurliman Club Lambs Llc 9 $21,806 100.00%
Hamilton Farms Inc 9 $28,729 100.00%
Lambley Farms 8 $28,527 100.00%
Chain Farms Llc 8 $29,497 100.00%
Cake N Cow Farms 8 $28,850 100.00%
Thurman Harvesting Inc 8 $22,360 100.00%
Triple B Trucking Llc 8 $25,699 100.00%
Bates Bros Sons 8 $29,390 100.00%
Steinert Farm Operating Partnership 8 $29,604 100.00%
Leon Malson Farm 8 $24,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Liberty D S Llc Dba Pepe Delgados Mexican Restaura 5 $17,701 35.71%
Deloitte Consulting Extended Business Services Ll 4 $37,851 28.57%
Climatemaster Inc 4 $60,575 28.57%
Continental Resources Inc 4 $77,251 28.57%
Miller Equipment Company Inc 4 $26,822 30.77%
Smith Nephew Inc 4 $72,629 30.77%
Preferred Family Healthcare 4 $33,909 33.33%
Loves Travel Stops Country Stores Inc 4 $78,775 33.33%
Avara Pharmaceutical Technologies Inc 4 $80,616 33.33%
Vickers Construction Inc 4 $48,521 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