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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 %
Film and Video Editors 1 $43,618 50.00%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 1 $55,952 50.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 1 $25,355 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 1 $39,832 50.00%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 1 $19,448 50.00%
Financial Examiners 1 $72,363 50.00%
Medical Assistants 1 $22,693 50.00%
Precision Agriculture Technicians 1 $37,586 50.00%
Community Health Workers 1 $43,867 50.00%
Designers, All Other 1 $31,387 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 %
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 %
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)

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