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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 %
Romania 5 $32,629 41.67%
Lebanon 5 $68,071 41.67%
Syria 4 $71,474 36.36%
Egypt 4 $57,616 40.00%
Ukraine 4 $101,488 40.00%
Argentina 4 $38,298 40.00%
Hong Kong 4 $59,017 40.00%
Peru 4 $25,789 40.00%
Hungary 3 $84,447 33.33%
Spain 3 $43,791 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atc Drivetrain Llc 8 $58,864 88.89%
Capspire Inc 8 $80,701 88.89%
Veridic Solutions Llc 8 $71,789 88.89%
The Oklahoma Publishing Company 8 $68,286 88.89%
Airgo Systems Llc 8 $80,044 88.89%
Matrix Service Inc 8 $63,182 88.89%
Dental Professionals Of Oklahoma Pc 8 $100,487 88.89%
Corporate Solutions General Inc 8 $99,918 88.89%
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp 8 $86,572 88.89%
Helmerich Payne Inc 8 $88,553 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Charles M Selman Dba Ss Pecans 1 $20,550 100.00%
Panhandle Harvesting Llc 1 $28,870 100.00%
Silvertop Farm Vineyards 1 $22,589 100.00%
Blackjack Land And Cattle Co Llc 1 $23,192 100.00%
Shields Incorporated 1 $30,930 100.00%
Ricky K Crow 1 $24,690 100.00%
Lance Stephenson Stephenson Harvesting Inc 1 $16,328 100.00%
Anchor B Cattle 1 $32,344 100.00%
Ff Construction 1 $20,072 100.00%
Bonnie Plants 1 $20,330 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Walvoil Fluid Power Corp 1 $133,557 50.00%
Midwest Oncology Group 1 $144,518 50.00%
Mercy Hospital El Reno Inc 1 $49,504 50.00%
Stillwater Designs 1 $49,962 50.00%
Dental Depot 1 $58,739 50.00%
Tap Architecture 1 $49,358 50.00%
Cvr Refining Gp Llc 1 $108,597 50.00%
Hyatt Corporation 1 $99,341 50.00%
Ashre Llc 1 $19,760 50.00%
Proform Group Inc 1 $50,690 50.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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