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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 %
Tajikistan 1 $34,820 33.33%
Saudi Arabia 1 $88,753 33.33%
Uganda 1 $48,235 33.33%
Honduras 1 $208,000 33.33%
Niger 1 $53,622 33.33%
Armenia 1 $33,634 50.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $57,283 50.00%
Cayman Islands 1 $43,680 50.00%
Estonia 1 $30,160 50.00%
Gambia 1 $34,780 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Oklahoma 966 $44,714 90.53%
University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 958 $71,308 90.29%
Oklahoma State University 728 $58,437 92.98%
Accenture Llp 472 $68,713 98.33%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 424 $52,164 96.36%
Paycom Payroll Llc 387 $71,790 95.79%
Wipro Limited 360 $64,703 94.24%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 306 $66,596 90.80%
Msci Inc 289 $67,964 94.14%
Ithoppers Inc 232 $68,160 76.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Selman Farms Llc 21 $24,913 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 21 $29,942 100.00%
Bryan Lavonne Kroeker 19 $24,097 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Ok 19 $29,522 100.00%
Guthrie Greenhouses Llc 18 $25,871 100.00%
Farmers Union Coop Gin Humphreys 18 $26,306 100.00%
Chs Inc 16 $30,494 100.00%
Triple S Farms 16 $26,662 100.00%
Charlies Hill Top 16 $18,664 100.00%
Bryan Mannering 15 $24,516 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paycom Payroll Llc 94 $71,954 52.81%
Integris Health Inc 41 $111,331 25.63%
Alindus Inc 39 $58,890 32.50%
Sky Foundation 38 $37,088 34.23%
Msci Inc 36 $73,688 38.30%
Pitzers Lawn Management Inc 29 $26,648 43.94%
Westways Staffing Services Inc 27 $21,897 45.00%
Tulsa Hospitalists Inc 23 $166,318 47.92%
Dove Schools Inc 22 $35,326 53.66%
Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities Inc 18 $118,255 46.15%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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