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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 %
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 1 $76,981 50.00%
Geneticists 1 $42,890 50.00%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1 $51,376 50.00%
Counter and Rental Clerks 1 $23,504 50.00%
Surveyors 1 $33,738 50.00%
Teacher Assistants 1 $15,240 50.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 1 $47,819 50.00%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 1 $20,966 50.00%
Gaming Supervisors 1 $43,014 50.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $39,030 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 %
Spain 3 $43,791 37.50%
France 3 $57,748 37.50%
Jordan 3 $44,776 42.86%
Poland 3 $40,139 42.86%
El Salvador 3 $39,931 42.86%
Germany 3 $56,859 42.86%
Australia 3 $55,106 42.86%
Dominica 2 $35,100 33.33%
Jamaica 2 $25,801 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $44,387 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baker Hughes Incorporated 41 $70,131 82.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 39 $66,803 79.59%
Fujitsu America Inc 39 $76,091 81.25%
Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority 38 $72,611 80.85%
Born Inc 38 $71,433 88.37%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 37 $61,857 86.05%
Seaboard Foods Llc 34 $41,782 80.95%
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 34 $69,023 82.93%
Miracle Softtech Llc 34 $47,193 82.93%
American Electric Power 34 $80,556 87.18%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Whitmore Farms Llc 7 $26,880 100.00%
Double C Farms Inc 7 $31,242 100.00%
Del Lambley 7 $27,078 100.00%
Marcum Farms Llc 7 $22,342 100.00%
Turley Ranch 7 $26,300 100.00%
Bonnie Plant Farm 7 $18,678 100.00%
Kelly Sod Farm Llc 7 $27,961 100.00%
Farmers Cooperative Exchange 7 $27,771 100.00%
Jackson Harvesting 7 $21,751 100.00%
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association 7 $24,330 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oklahoma School Of Science And Mathematics 3 $39,101 30.00%
Astellas Pharma Technologies Inc 3 $84,857 30.00%
National Oilwell Varco Lp 3 $69,406 30.00%
Bokf Na 3 $83,762 30.00%
Northeast Waste Solutions Llc 3 $18,415 33.33%
Sooner Traditions Realty 3 $34,382 33.33%
Georg Fischer Central Plastics Llc 3 $86,604 33.33%
Dell Software Inc 3 $65,562 33.33%
John Rehkop Rehkop Farms 3 $40,269 33.33%
Midwest Engineering And Testing Corporation 3 $61,672 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