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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 %
Taiwan 7 $39,615 33.33%
United Kingdom 7 $62,373 35.00%
Zimbabwe 7 $46,756 36.84%
Serbia 6 $48,084 37.50%
Thailand 6 $20,517,494 42.86%
Rwanda 6 $54,756 42.86%
Israel 6 $81,449 42.86%
Lebanon 5 $68,071 35.71%
Indonesia 5 $53,693 35.71%
Kenya 5 $72,941 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gopuram Taste Of India 11 $30,674 84.62%
Statsoft Inc 11 $45,073 84.62%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 11 $38,688 84.62%
Ou Medicine Inc 11 $110,524 84.62%
Harmon Memorial Hospital 11 $37,085 84.62%
Oklahoma State University Institute Of Technolog 11 $48,486 84.62%
Oklahoma City Community College 11 $42,610 84.62%
Sbase Technologies Inc 11 $47,505 84.62%
Oklahoma Blood Institute 11 $57,471 84.62%
Lynnco Supply Chain Solutions Inc 11 $66,222 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
B K Feed And Fertilizer Inc 3 $23,996 100.00%
Matt Braun 3 $31,401 100.00%
Xcel Feedyard Llc 3 $32,344 100.00%
Cherokee Hl2 Llc 3 $30,715 100.00%
Amy Harris 3 $30,715 100.00%
Lambley Harvesting 2 $26,728 100.00%
Stephenson Harvesting Inc Lance Stephenson 2 $20,675 100.00%
Jarvis Acres Farm Llc 2 $31,637 100.00%
Jerry Dimmitt Farms 2 $19,677 100.00%
Allen Cattle Company Llc 2 $32,417 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vipal Inc 1 $33,883 33.33%
Valir Health Llc 1 $62,566 33.33%
L 3 Services Inc 1 $55,370 33.33%
Weatherford International 1 $86,320 33.33%
Free Properties Llc 1 $21,008 33.33%
Bothwell Saxton Restaurants Llc 1 $32,198 33.33%
Postrock Energy Srvcs Formerly Quest Resource Corp 1 $62,026 33.33%
Bett Enterprises Inc 1 $22,797 33.33%
Ericsson Services Inc 1 $64,563 33.33%
Modular Services Company 1 $57,782 33.33%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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