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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 %
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 1 $16,910 50.00%
Plant and System Operators, All Other 1 $59,987 50.00%
Quality Control Analysts 1 $67,038 50.00%
Municipal Clerks 1 $26,707 50.00%
Civil Drafters 1 $41,475 50.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $96,491 50.00%
Landscape Architects 1 $43,306 100.00%
Retail Salespersons 1 $53,622 100.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 1 $69,410 100.00%
Treasurers and Controllers 1 $113,090 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Midfirst Bank 11 $80,853 84.62%
Gastech Engineering Llc 11 $68,266 84.62%
Unit Corporation 11 $67,437 84.62%
Computer Sciences Corporation 11 $90,177 84.62%
Aether Dbs 11 $61,022 84.62%
360 Engineering Group Pllc 11 $65,132 84.62%
Okc Dental Health Associates Pc 11 $91,342 84.62%
Cyient Inc 11 $62,241 84.62%
Commitpoint Inc 11 $66,187 91.67%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc 11 $85,500 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Angle Farms 2 $22,360 100.00%
Lamle Harvesting 2 $23,036 100.00%
Genetech Animal Reproduction Llc 2 $32,344 100.00%
Greg Hobbs Farms 2 $25,064 100.00%
S S Pecans 2 $17,867 100.00%
Dennis Schoeling 2 $22,360 100.00%
Greg Baker 2 $31,637 100.00%
Abernathy Cattle Co 2 $31,637 100.00%
Mark And Meredith Thornbrough Jv 2 $32,344 100.00%
Crow And Sons Farms 2 $20,446 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bar S Foods Co 1 $37,253 33.33%
Valtech Technologies Inc 1 $43,680 33.33%
Upco Inc 1 $58,822 33.33%
Eabruzzi Inc 1 $55,370 33.33%
Smith International Inc 1 $54,579 33.33%
Miller Pro Audio 1 $24,419 33.33%
Magnesium Products Inc 1 $50,274 33.33%
Iranian Christians Of Central Us Inc 1 $17,784 33.33%
Mattress Mart 1 $20,717 33.33%
Tulsa Dynaspan Inc 1 $22,734 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