H1B Report
State comparison

Oklahoma vs California

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
Oklahoma
OKRank #37
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricOklahomaCalifornia
Total filings25,8761,684,275▲
National share %0.28%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#37#1▲
Top sponsorUniversity of OklahomaINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share7.6%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Oklahoma
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,288
FY20111,457
FY20121,657
FY20131,577
FY20141,846
FY20152,047
FY20162,015
FY20171,740
FY20181,898
FY2019197
FY20201,475
FY20212,006
FY20221,574
FY20231,555
FY20241,333
FY20251,670
FY2026541
California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997

Top 5 sponsors — Oklahoma

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Oklahoma

Top 5 occupations — California

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