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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 %
Software Developers, Applications 2,266 $69,910 90.28%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,454 $61,069 90.65%
Computer Programmers 1,077 $52,282 88.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other 564 $64,173 94.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 518 $145,451 87.80%
Mechanical Engineers 498 $71,036 84.69%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 409 $39,176 91.50%
Software Developers, Systems Software 373 $68,370 88.60%
Accountants and Auditors 369 $47,639 91.56%
Biological Scientists, All Other 307 $44,702 89.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 528 $27,639 202.30%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 275 $27,702 143.23%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 274 $28,496 314.94%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 31 $26,774 41.89%
Nursery Workers 19 $26,276 27.94%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 14 $36,088 25.93%
Construction Laborers 8 $31,980 21.05%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 6 $26,513 20.69%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 6 $32,115 20.69%
Fence Erectors 5 $27,872 17.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 155 $861,041 26.32%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 58 $39,985 24.37%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 48 $107,156 32.43%
Computer Occupations, All Other 48 $66,488 54.55%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 47 $18,135 71.21%
Mechanical Engineers 41 $76,070 85.42%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $49,674 70.45%
Computer Systems Analysts 30 $73,734 90.91%
Electrical Engineers 27 $79,387 90.00%
Internists, General 26 $116,288 92.86%
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 %
Taal Technologies Inc 21 $59,289 80.77%
Oklahoma Wesleyan University 20 $30,685 80.00%
Keybridge Technologies Inc 20 $47,900 83.33%
Williams Wpc I Llc 20 $85,593 83.33%
Linde Process Plants Inc 20 $80,228 83.33%
Populus Group Llc 20 $81,480 83.33%
Strategic Resources International Inc 19 $51,050 79.17%
Caresoft Global Inc 19 $60,942 82.61%
Mcalester Regional Health Center 19 $73,144 82.61%
Alindus Inc 19 $44,968 82.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jrc Ranch Llc 5 $29,120 100.00%
Franke Harvesting 5 $22,674 100.00%
B K Feed Fertilizer Inc 5 $22,585 100.00%
Flag Ranch Llc 5 $29,623 100.00%
Hamilton Farms 5 $27,007 100.00%
Dirk Kanis Contracting Ltd 5 $20,338 100.00%
Xcel Farms Llc 5 $29,120 100.00%
Green Valley Nursery Llc 5 $26,982 100.00%
Nault Cattle Llc 5 $30,318 100.00%
Van Driesten Harvesting Ltd 4 $28,127 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gastech Engineering Llc 2 $73,965 33.33%
Choctaw Memorial Hospital 2 $37,357 33.33%
Haskell County Community Hospital 2 $58,323 33.33%
Seminole State College 2 $27,850 33.33%
Hogantaylor Llp 2 $54,829 33.33%
Heartland Dental Llc 2 $87,059 33.33%
Victory Energy Operations Llc 2 $65,603 33.33%
Midwest Regional Medical Center 2 $42,661 33.33%
Ok Road Co 2 $23,140 33.33%
Morton Comprehensive Health Services 2 $130,925 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload 4 $66,690 80.00%
Fire Protection 4 $61,729 80.00%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing 4 $50,331 80.00%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books 4 $69,945 80.00%
Executive Offices 4 $72,483 100.00%
Breweries 4 $69,009 100.00%
Casinos Except Casino Hotels 4 $41,678 100.00%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 4 $35,012 100.00%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 4 $56,160 100.00%
Media Representatives 4 $106,096 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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