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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 %
Bolivia 2 $52,655 50.00%
Chile 2 $47,094 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $45,407 66.67%
Macedonia 2 $42,224 66.67%
Slovakia 2 $32,865 66.67%
Ireland 1 $31,637 33.33%
Zambia 1 $68,141 33.33%
Grenada 1 $33,259 33.33%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $12,480 33.33%
Uzbekistan 1 $42,224 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 51 $72,931 91.07%
Seagate Us Llc 50 $81,197 90.91%
Ou Health Partners Inc 50 $180,187 92.59%
Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 50 $146,946 94.34%
Mercy Clinic Oklahoma Communities Inc 48 $166,451 90.57%
One Gas Inc 48 $88,464 90.57%
Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma 47 $82,901 88.68%
Visual Bi Solutions Inc 46 $57,745 88.46%
Lt Technology Services Limited 44 $54,224 84.62%
Objectstream Inc 43 $70,836 84.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Planters Llc 8 $29,497 100.00%
Spring Creek Nursery 8 $25,667 100.00%
Neutral View Harvesting Ltd 8 $21,668 100.00%
Mackey Livestock Inc 8 $23,033 100.00%
Plymouth Valley Cellars 7 $24,915 100.00%
Littlefield Ranch Llc 7 $27,723 100.00%
John Gosney 7 $18,765 100.00%
Dimmitt Farms Llc 7 $23,207 100.00%
Robert W Wright Trust 7 $24,363 100.00%
Stone Bluff Cellars Ponca City Llc 7 $26,891 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cimarex Energy Co 3 $61,471 25.00%
Northwestern Oklahoma State University 3 $37,839 27.27%
Creoks Mental Health Services 3 $28,517 27.27%
Uhs Of Oklahoma Inc 3 $41,330 27.27%
Atlantic Sunglasses Llc 3 $58,850 27.27%
Memorial Hospital Of Texas County 3 $62,206 27.27%
Northeastern State University 3 $62,748 27.27%
Midfirst Bank 3 $53,879 27.27%
Tulsa Ballet Theatre Inc 3 $39,742 30.00%
Host Analytics Inc 3 $58,254 30.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

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