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.
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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 %
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $59,299 86.67%
Geneticists 13 $54,949 92.86%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $50,713 85.71%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 12 $53,619 85.71%
Logistics Analysts 11 $70,421 78.57%
Financial Specialists, All Other 11 $59,210 78.57%
Interior Designers 11 $38,671 78.57%
Budget Analysts 11 $55,271 78.57%
Registered Nurses 11 $84,972 84.62%
Interpreters and Translators 10 $43,148 76.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $85,000 20.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 1 $77,527 20.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $107,820 20.00%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $53,227 20.00%
Physicists 1 $54,434 20.00%
Training and Development Specialists 1 $61,922 20.00%
Administrative Services Managers 1 $54,766 20.00%
Mental Health Counselors 1 $46,155 20.00%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 1 $63,107 20.00%
Aerospace Engineers 1 $113,131 20.00%
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 %
Wieden Kennedy Inc 14 $52,377 87.50%
Currie Brown Inc 14 $74,620 87.50%
Tavant Technologies Inc 14 $77,425 87.50%
Microland Limited 14 $67,466 87.50%
Aspen Ml Llc 14 $72,703 87.50%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 14 $73,501 87.50%
Mindlance Inc 14 $83,882 87.50%
Google Llc 14 $98,701 87.50%
Ch2m Hill Engineers Inc 14 $72,962 87.50%
Ipolarity Llc 14 $81,685 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Portland Adventist Medical Center 1 $56,472 33.33%
World Pulse Voices 1 $100,693 33.33%
Vertex Data Utility Services Llc 1 $56,763 33.33%
Lings Inc 1 $26,645 33.33%
Emyth Worldwide Inc 1 $32,261 33.33%
Neudesic Llc 1 $100,339 33.33%
Glu Mobile Inc 1 $88,234 33.33%
Northwest Logic Inc 1 $120,390 33.33%
New Chinese Cuisine 1 $26,062 33.33%
Digitalrep Llc 1 $98,946 33.33%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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