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
48,763 84.72% $84,326 H-1B
7,080 12.30% $205,102 PERM
866 1.50% $29,437 H-2A
848 1.47% $80,907 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oregon has seen a total of 57,557 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oregon is the H-1B visa with 48,763 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.72% of Oregon's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,080 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 12.30% of Oregon's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oregon (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $62,372 72.73%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 8 $81,214 72.73%
Nuclear Engineers 8 $92,590 80.00%
Neurologists 8 $180,991 80.00%
Registered Nurses 8 $70,252 80.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 7 $30,852 70.00%
Designers, All Other 7 $49,687 70.00%
Physical Scientists, All Other 7 $41,045 70.00%
Compliance Officers 7 $57,250 77.78%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 7 $52,706 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1 $46,384 25.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $107,820 25.00%
Sustainability Specialists 1 $56,410 25.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $59,880 25.00%
Mental Health Counselors 1 $46,155 25.00%
Mathematicians 1 $75,670 25.00%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $53,227 25.00%
Aerospace Engineers 1 $113,131 25.00%
Landscape Architects 1 $58,053 25.00%
Physicists 1 $54,434 25.00%
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 5,433 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 4,277 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nepal 66 $62,496 50.00%
Nigeria 58 $90,047 57.43%
Thailand 51 $45,852 52.04%
South Africa 46 $47,213 51.69%
Turkey 43 $92,223 48.86%
United Kingdom 38 $95,719 48.72%
Philippines 35 $79,660 45.45%
Sri Lanka 32 $99,511 45.07%
Pakistan 27 $98,916 42.86%
Russia 27 $90,708 51.92%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yougov America Inc 7 $57,545 100.00%
Sydata Inc 7 $75,807 100.00%
Source Consulting Llc 7 $74,541 100.00%
Akvarr Inc 7 $68,863 100.00%
Providence Health And Services 7 $97,201 100.00%
Urban Airship Inc 7 $108,315 100.00%
Northwest Natural Gas Company 7 $109,830 100.00%
Albertsons Llc 7 $122,723 100.00%
Northwest Surgical Specialists Llp 7 $151,797 100.00%
Aurum Data Solutions Inc 7 $112,671 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 14,948 $74,115 92.29%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 10,097 $94,050 95.22%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,786 $85,200 84.66%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,422 $56,474 79.67%
Footwear Manufacturing 1,496 $119,330 97.02%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,086 $81,748 87.58%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,044 $83,207 98.03%
Engineering Services 830 $75,324 86.55%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 738 $150,497 88.81%
Other Computer Related Services 709 $80,545 88.29%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 165 $23,923 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 105 $32,153 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 59 $33,592 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 57 $34,914 100.00%
Crop Production 55 $35,657 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 55 $31,938 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 30 $34,579 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $35,314 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 23 $35,364 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 22 $30,376 100.00%

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 $84,326. 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