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 %
Dominican Republic 2 $137,457 50.00%
Yugoslavia 2 $90,928 50.00%
Syria 2 $141,545 50.00%
Austria 2 $61,240 50.00%
Libya 2 $103,678 50.00%
Gambia 2 $57,918 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $137,717 50.00%
Armenia 2 $179,119 66.67%
Bahamas 2 $81,484 66.67%
Uzbekistan 2 $81,932 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Education Northwest 8 $54,029 88.89%
Traffic Technology Services Inc 8 $63,900 88.89%
Alrek Business Solutions Inc 8 $66,225 88.89%
Sapient Corporation 8 $74,473 88.89%
Persistent Systems Inc 8 $67,433 88.89%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 8 $63,942 88.89%
Moss Adams Llp 8 $76,765 88.89%
Peritus Inc 8 $79,454 88.89%
Techland Inc 8 $90,576 88.89%
Cinergy Technology Inc 8 $80,181 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Propeller 1 $79,539 50.00%
Financialforcecom Inc 1 $75,962 50.00%
Crackajack Solutions Llc 1 $106,101 50.00%
Coorstek 1 $66,726 50.00%
Pcc Structurals Inc 1 $92,747 50.00%
Eyereg Consulting Inc 1 $58,614 50.00%
Pentalogix Inc 1 $66,435 50.00%
Arris Global Services Inc 1 $87,443 50.00%
Nike Ihm Inc 1 $125,424 50.00%
Casco Communications Inc Dba Peak Internet 1 $156,790 50.00%

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