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Oklahoma Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
17,631 85.95% $64,899 H-1B
1,491 7.27% $241,924 PERM
1,225 5.97% $24,421 H-2A
165 0.80% $65,915 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oklahoma has seen a total of 20,512 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oklahoma is the H-1B visa with 17,631 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.95% of Oklahoma's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 1,491 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.27% of Oklahoma's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oklahoma (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,272 $69,885 90.52%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,456 $61,102 90.77%
Computer Programmers 1,077 $52,282 88.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other 564 $64,173 94.00%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 524 $146,042 88.81%
Mechanical Engineers 464 $70,287 84.67%
Software Developers, Systems Software 387 $67,759 91.92%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 360 $39,200 90.68%
Accountants and Auditors 353 $47,145 91.45%
Biological Scientists, All Other 294 $44,369 91.59%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Equipment Operators 435 $26,664 226.56%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 177 $26,674 92.19%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 162 $25,600 218.92%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 31 $26,774 52.54%
Nursery Workers 19 $26,276 52.78%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10 $29,632 30.30%
Construction Laborers 6 $29,429 22.22%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 6 $26,513 23.08%
Fence Erectors 4 $26,754 17.39%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 4 $26,312 17.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 155 $861,041 26.32%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 48 $107,156 22.54%
Computer Occupations, All Other 48 $66,488 37.50%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 47 $18,135 61.04%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 47 $41,559 83.93%
Mechanical Engineers 40 $76,136 88.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 30 $73,734 68.18%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 26 $33,777 86.67%
Accountants and Auditors 26 $51,589 100.00%
Internists, General 26 $116,288 104.00%
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 1,097 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Oklahoma From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dominican Republic 1 $34,090 33.33%
El Salvador 1 $31,117 33.33%
Ireland 1 $31,637 33.33%
Belgium 1 $20,093 50.00%
Armenia 1 $33,634 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $12,480 50.00%
Benin 1 $50,617 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $62,300 50.00%
Estonia 1 $30,160 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $114,650 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Indsoft Inc 8 $61,001 88.89%
Arl Bio Pharma Inc 8 $54,494 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%
Automation Technologies Llc 8 $49,171 88.89%
Vcloud Technology Group Llc 8 $49,171 88.89%
Ibm India Private Ltd 8 $52,705 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
True Fit Medical Llc 1 $56,347 50.00%
Dental Depot Of 145th And Penn 1 $187,199 50.00%
Somang Sarang Inc 1 $20,821 50.00%
Station 27 Inc 1 $58,448 50.00%
Je Systemsinc 1 $26,874 50.00%
Eunhye Inc 1 $20,821 50.00%
Diagnostic Imaging Associates Inc 1 $187,200 50.00%
Alliance Staffing Group 1 $131,518 50.00%
Santa Fe South School 1 $33,940 50.00%
Accident Care And Treatment Center 1 $79,851 50.00%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Media Representatives 4 $106,096 80.00%
Coal Mining 4 $69,160 80.00%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 4 $137,644 80.00%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing 4 $50,331 80.00%
Fire Protection 4 $61,729 80.00%
Casinos Except Casino Hotels 4 $41,678 80.00%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books 4 $69,945 80.00%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 4 $35,012 80.00%
Advertising Agencies 4 $64,454 80.00%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 4 $56,160 80.00%
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 $64,899. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage