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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 %
Uzbekistan 1 $42,224 100.00%
Morocco 1 $25,930 100.00%
New Zealand 1 $36,200 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $34,820 100.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $88,753 100.00%
Uganda 1 $48,235 100.00%
Honduras 1 $208,000 100.00%
Niger 1 $53,622 100.00%
Armenia 1 $33,634 100.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $57,283 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robinson Brothers Pork Inc 8 $43,150 88.89%
Indsoft Inc 8 $71,193 88.89%
Taylor Oil Tools Inc 8 $62,241 88.89%
Weather Decision Technologies Inc 8 $56,147 88.89%
Visual Lease Services Inc 8 $53,469 88.89%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 8 $58,485 88.89%
Bh Group Holdings Llc 8 $65,104 88.89%
Ibm India Private Ltd 8 $52,705 88.89%
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc 8 $73,052 88.89%
Bsb Premco Llc 8 $64,035 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flat Rock Farms Inc 1 $18,701 100.00%
Gomez Livestock Etc Llc 1 $20,342 100.00%
Agecy I Llc 1 $20,800 100.00%
Brent Kittleson Harvesting Ltd 1 $18,720 100.00%
R K Doyle Harvesting Ltd 1 $15,746 100.00%
Jkt Farms Green Acres Inc 1 $32,344 100.00%
Sd Farms Inc 1 $26,354 100.00%
Cz Top Inc 1 $28,870 100.00%
Debock Ranch 1 $21,528 100.00%
Roger Entz Farms 1 $30,930 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diagnostic Imaging Associates Inc 1 $187,200 50.00%
Accident Care And Treatment Center 1 $79,851 50.00%
Santa Fe South School 1 $33,940 50.00%
Alliance Staffing Group 1 $131,518 50.00%
Boechat Performance Horses Llc 1 $43,472 50.00%
Okc Dental Health Associates Pc 1 $80,018 50.00%
Saltus Technologies Llc 1 $64,584 50.00%
Orthodontics Exclusively Pllc 1 $187,200 50.00%
Circuit Engineering District 7 Oklahoma 1 $56,035 50.00%
Sjh Sheffield Aerospace Llc 1 $82,035 50.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Feedlots 41 $27,524 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 34 $26,653 100.00%
Sheep Farming 30 $20,345 100.00%
Apiculture 30 $27,298 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 27 $28,094 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 25 $29,973 100.00%
Potato Farming 25 $28,906 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 24 $30,510 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 21 $27,292 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 18 $28,568 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Petroleum Refineries 53 $73,450 88.33%
Computer Systems Design Services 38 $68,911 71.70%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 38 $72,693 71.70%
Temporary Help Services 36 $15,322,892 94.74%
Home Health Care Services 34 $21,969 89.47%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations 31 $70,643 86.11%
Full Service Restaurants 28 $27,697 82.35%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 26 $39,903 83.87%
Management Consulting Services 24 $58,346 85.71%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 24 $79,773 92.31%

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