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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%
Computer Occupations, All Other 48 $66,488 32.43%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 48 $107,156 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 %
Navico Inc 27 $73,118 81.82%
Amatel Inc 27 $60,691 81.82%
Northeastern State University 26 $43,434 81.25%
Jenks Public Schools 26 $36,470 81.25%
Amazoncom Services Llc 26 $78,437 81.25%
Cyma Systems Inc 26 $59,923 81.25%
Teradata Operations Inc 26 $72,122 83.87%
Loves Travel Stops Country Stores Inc 25 $84,413 80.65%
Bt Engineering Inc 25 $58,966 83.33%
Apmex Inc 25 $96,180 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Picture Perfect Lawns Inc 6 $27,886 100.00%
Greenstock Nurseries Inc 6 $27,355 100.00%
Rusty Repp Farms Llc 6 $29,782 100.00%
Okc Farms 6 $29,657 100.00%
Mike Schneyder Farms Ltd 6 $20,405 100.00%
Progressive Produce Inc 6 $27,231 100.00%
Schnaithman Ag Services Llc 6 $28,382 100.00%
Roger Entz 5 $24,307 100.00%
Chapman Bush Llc 5 $22,781 100.00%
Cody Wilson 5 $25,388 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advance Boiler Repair Service 2 $15,600 28.57%
Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc 2 $45,916 28.57%
East Central University 2 $33,240 28.57%
Tdk Ferrites Corp 2 $40,456 28.57%
Independent School District 57 Garfield County 2 $33,401 28.57%
Millennium Wireless Inc 2 $34,871 28.57%
Bridgelogix Corporation 2 $50,222 28.57%
Dept Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2 $153,473 28.57%
Woolpert Inc 2 $44,470 28.57%
Kruse Staffing Inc 2 $67,975 28.57%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Personal Services 2 $91,812 66.67%
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 2 $65,759 66.67%
Other Gambling Industries 2 $52,000 66.67%
Animal Food Manufacturing 2 $53,820 66.67%
Business Support Services 2 $44,075 66.67%
Public Relations Agencies 2 $43,191 66.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services 2 $222,487 66.67%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 2 $57,564 66.67%
Professional Organizations 2 $87,329 66.67%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 2 $28,282 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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