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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 %
Zimbabwe 7 $46,756 33.33%
Italy 7 $46,702 35.00%
Taiwan 7 $39,615 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 %
Evergreen Enterprise Inc 10 $36,142 83.33%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limted 10 $41,550 83.33%
Champion Hotels Llc 10 $46,355 83.33%
Sree Infotech Llc 10 $56,324 90.91%
Stat9 Technologies Inc 10 $80,471 90.91%
Pushmataha County City Of Antlers Hospital Authority 10 $42,578 90.91%
Duncan Regional Hospital Inc 10 $43,295 90.91%
American Information Technology Corporation 10 $46,440 90.91%
Natsoft Corporation 10 $67,421 90.91%
Verizon Corporate Resources Group 10 $54,342 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Weeks Farms Llc 2 $25,522 100.00%
T M Custom Ag Ltd 2 $20,904 100.00%
Mtz Ranch Llc 2 $31,637 100.00%
Ryan O Sellers 2 $31,637 100.00%
Gary Quinn 2 $31,637 100.00%
Ashwood Cattle Company Llc 2 $27,810 100.00%
Brent Kittelson Harvesting Ltd 2 $20,342 100.00%
Crows Vegetables And Greenhouses 2 $30,930 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 2 $27,102 100.00%
Dobbins Ranch Llc 2 $19,552 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
State Treasurer 1 $45,760 33.33%
Webco Industries Inc 1 $52,686 33.33%
Pml Exploration Services Llc 1 $58,802 33.33%
Oklahoma Department Of Mental Health And Substance 1 $41,496 33.33%
Tulsa Land Surveying 1 $37,336 33.33%
Mccubbin Hosiery Llc 1 $52,832 33.33%
The Great Logos Dba Tokyo Gardens 1 $0 33.33%
Cimarron Sports Equipment Llc 1 $30,992 33.33%
Hatch Croke Associates Pc 1 $42,411 33.33%
Mass Architects Inc 1 $39,541 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