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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 %
India 267 $642,629 40.09%
Mexico 105 $36,128 26.58%
Nepal 55 $32,267 47.01%
China 46 $61,018 50.55%
South Korea 32 $36,304 47.76%
Pakistan 27 $77,542 41.54%
Philippines 27 $51,208 42.86%
Canada 24 $88,855 38.10%
Turkey 22 $35,444 44.00%
Nigeria 15 $54,506 34.09%

Top Hiring Companies in Oklahoma (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm India Private Limited 229 $56,141 98.71%
Infosys Limited 207 $62,492 99.04%
Power Costs Inc 172 $55,627 97.18%
Ernst Young Us Llp 172 $59,134 98.85%
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation 146 $45,792 84.88%
The University Of Tulsa 125 $51,668 86.81%
Integris Health Inc 119 $143,974 82.64%
Comanche County Hospital Authority 114 $79,789 82.61%
Hcl America Inc 111 $67,432 84.73%
Saint Francis Health System 109 $138,729 83.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 15 $60,442 39.47%
Seagate Us Llc 14 $77,930 38.89%
Oklahoma City University 13 $35,514 37.14%
Roark Landscaping Corporation 12 $29,536 35.29%
Vitech Systems Group 12 $67,409 36.36%
Stonebridge Acquistions Inc 11 $66,059 40.74%
Blue Diamond Trucking Inc 10 $49,005 40.00%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 10 $63,222 41.67%
Southwestern Oklahoma State University 9 $38,112 37.50%
Boechat Performance Horses 8 $25,043 34.78%

Top Industries in Oklahoma (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 4,273 $61,667 87.72%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,978 $55,931 89.83%
Engineering Services 801 $66,429 86.97%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 730 $101,552 87.74%
Computer Systems Design Services 559 $62,312 91.94%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 554 $65,957 97.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 367 $64,816 85.75%
Payroll Services 367 $69,845 96.07%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 308 $110,960 86.76%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 294 $36,624 87.24%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 140 $24,585 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 137 $27,846 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 90 $26,133 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 75 $27,090 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 66 $26,673 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 47 $24,770 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 46 $26,116 100.00%
Cotton Ginning 44 $28,607 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 39 $28,800 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 29 $24,475 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 514 $51,074 100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 88 $36,000 25.88%
Payroll Services 85 $68,187 41.46%
Full Service Restaurants 22 $28,995 14.86%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 22 $61,804 22.45%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 21 $73,408 23.86%
Hog And Pig Farming 19 $44,187 22.35%
Offices Of Dentists 15 $103,777 18.52%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing 14 $77,930 21.54%
General Freight Trucking Local 13 $41,938 21.67%

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