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 %
India 2,548 $273,589 59.62%
China 314 $253,220 54.70%
Mexico 229 $57,108 56.68%
Vietnam 162 $29,895 43.32%
Taiwan 151 $2,331,113 50.50%
South Korea 127 $85,193 47.04%
Canada 125 $96,435 50.61%
Bangladesh 118 $92,166 60.82%
Zimbabwe 77 $44,972 48.43%
Brazil 76 $59,911 55.88%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Geotechnical Resources Inc 2 $86,455 66.67%
Hb Longley Llc 2 $81,495 66.67%
I3 Infotek Inc 2 $82,607 66.67%
Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc 2 $101,088 66.67%
Swift Possible Llc 2 $83,814 66.67%
Claims Services Group Inc 2 $108,618 66.67%
Clinicops Llc 2 $78,624 66.67%
Xigg Llc 2 $98,644 66.67%
Universal Seed Company 2 $78,749 66.67%
Pentalogix Inc 2 $84,011 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 11 $33,465 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 11 $31,157 100.00%
Hay Farming 10 $33,480 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $30,633 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 10 $28,295 100.00%
Business Associations 9 $40,089 100.00%
Corn Farming 7 $32,217 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 7 $34,097 100.00%
Wineries 6 $28,160 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 5 $35,343 100.00%

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