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Oklahoma Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
17,631 85.95% $64,899 H-1B
1,491 7.27% $241,924 PERM
1,225 5.97% $24,421 H-2A
165 0.80% $65,915 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oklahoma has seen a total of 20,512 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oklahoma is the H-1B visa with 17,631 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.95% of Oklahoma's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 1,491 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.27% of Oklahoma's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oklahoma (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $38,480 100.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 6 $45,843 85.71%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 6 $37,728 85.71%
File Clerks 6 $24,731 85.71%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 6 $68,408 85.71%
Management Analysts 6 $75,650 85.71%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $52,442 85.71%
Database Administrators 6 $25,460,306 100.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 6 $25,900 100.00%
Aerospace Engineers 5 $84,993 83.33%
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 1,097 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Oklahoma From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 267 $642,629 40.09%
Mexico 105 $36,128 26.58%
Nepal 55 $32,267 47.01%
China 46 $61,018 50.55%
South Korea 32 $36,304 47.76%
Pakistan 27 $77,542 41.54%
Philippines 27 $51,208 42.86%
Canada 24 $88,855 38.10%
Turkey 22 $35,444 44.00%
Nigeria 15 $54,506 34.09%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 6 $54,319 85.71%
Dechnia Llc 6 $54,968 85.71%
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc 6 $59,679 85.71%
3s Business Corporation 6 $67,850 85.71%
3d Technologies Llc 6 $49,171 85.71%
Machine Learning Technologies Llc 6 $49,171 85.71%
Cloud Big Data Technologies Llc 6 $49,171 85.71%
Desai Vashee Naik Desai Hospitality Llc 6 $49,421 85.71%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 6 $56,954 85.71%
Paycom Payroll 6 $50,149 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kgenius Inc 1 $60,715 50.00%
Crossroads Youth Family Services Inc 1 $29,557 50.00%
Anwab Llc 1 $33,010 50.00%
Wti Holdings Llc 1 $74,880 50.00%
Arl Bio Pharma Inc 1 $44,325 50.00%
Cp Llc 1 $65,707 50.00%
Church Of The Resurrection 1 $17,576 50.00%
Ssm Healthcare Of Oklahoma Inc 1 $125,382 50.00%
P C Group Inc 1 $18,117 50.00%
Williams Wpc1 Llc 1 $37,024 50.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 29 $25,720 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 26 $26,247 100.00%
Apiculture 23 $25,680 100.00%
Sheep Farming 22 $19,213 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 20 $26,818 100.00%
Potato Farming 20 $27,654 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 18 $28,846 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 16 $28,096 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 14 $27,096 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 14 $24,505 100.00%

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 $64,899. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage