We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

Oregon Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
53,560 85.13% $86,369 H-1B
7,332 11.65% $200,730 PERM
1,117 1.78% $31,502 H-2A
909 1.44% $81,964 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oregon has seen a total of 62,918 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oregon is the H-1B visa with 53,560 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.13% of Oregon's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,332 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.65% of Oregon's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oregon (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $48,516 76.47%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 26 $59,046 78.79%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 26 $71,012 81.25%
Computer User Support Specialists 26 $50,641 81.25%
Biological Technicians 24 $34,508 77.42%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $59,657 80.00%
Pharmacists 24 $119,700 80.00%
Environmental Engineers 24 $77,068 82.76%
Transportation Engineers 24 $79,265 82.76%
Manufacturing Engineers 23 $77,037 79.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chief Executives 3 $140,407 42.86%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 3 $59,003 42.86%
Operations Research Analysts 3 $53,158 42.86%
Veterinarians 3 $67,545 42.86%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $49,712 42.86%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 3 $49,441 42.86%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 3 $70,819 42.86%
Chiropractors 3 $33,703 42.86%
Chemical Engineers 3 $85,155 42.86%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 3 $25,931 42.86%
Oregon Employees Over Time
Oregon has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,324 employees were hired. Oregon peaked in 2022 with 5,380 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 705 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 2,638 $267,963 56.03%
China 329 $245,710 48.53%
Mexico 240 $56,756 46.78%
Vietnam 218 $29,968 48.34%
Taiwan 162 $2,178,484 49.09%
South Korea 136 $83,353 46.26%
Canada 129 $96,451 45.26%
Bangladesh 123 $92,637 51.25%
Brazil 78 $60,079 49.06%
Zimbabwe 77 $44,972 56.20%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
It Equity Ventures Inc 4 $69,805 100.00%
Raven Software Solutions Inc 4 $84,287 100.00%
Npv Staffing Llc 4 $67,548 100.00%
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute 4 $68,312 100.00%
Noblesoft Solutions Inc 4 $72,582 100.00%
Valourusa Inc 4 $80,345 100.00%
Yesmail Inc 4 $88,301 100.00%
Scottline Llc 4 $73,830 100.00%
Novamegha Llc 4 $78,302 100.00%
Telnet Inc 4 $74,807 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 177 $91,171 91.24%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing 163 $85,874 89.07%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 159 $80,092 91.38%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 136 $88,799 94.44%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 120 $70,723 86.96%
Offices Of Physicians 114 $146,991 84.44%
Architectural Services 113 $53,229 84.96%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 112 $84,640 91.06%
Commercial Banking 112 $94,284 92.56%
Software Publishers 110 $117,752 95.65%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 16 $35,175 100.00%
Business Associations 15 $42,456 100.00%
Apple Orchards 14 $31,625 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 13 $34,867 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 12 $30,253 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $30,633 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $34,564 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 9 $36,841 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 8 $36,772 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 6 $34,857 100.00%

Oregon Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Oregon to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Oregon over all years is $86,369. 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