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 %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 243 $75,509 96.43%
Centizen Inc 230 $92,541 92.74%
Ibm Corporation 215 $79,916 93.07%
Ernst Young Us Llp 203 $79,176 98.54%
Microsoft Corporation 201 $106,048 99.01%
Syntel Consulting Inc 189 $70,596 93.56%
Populus Group Llc 187 $93,831 94.44%
Advantage It Inc 177 $70,657 94.65%
Portland General Electric Company 164 $95,608 92.13%
Peacehealth 157 $159,320 91.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qorvo Us Inc 19 $87,463 41.30%
Jireh Semiconductor Inc 19 $110,586 42.22%
Asante Physician Partners 16 $151,559 35.56%
Am Transport Inc 15 $42,890 34.09%
Sulzer Pumps Us Inc 15 $80,194 37.50%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 14 $95,499 35.90%
Us Bank National Association 14 $100,525 36.84%
Ensoftek Inc 14 $93,851 37.84%
Con Way Enterprise Services 14 $78,915 37.84%
Elemental Technologies Llc 13 $89,814 36.11%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners 17 $97,202 85.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 17 $75,946 89.47%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers 16 $60,620 88.89%
Translation And Interpretation Services 16 $62,054 88.89%
Human Resources Consulting Services 16 $75,468 94.12%
Child Care Services 16 $91,278 94.12%
Wiring Device Manufacturing 15 $82,480 88.24%
Employment Services 14 $68,970 82.35%
All Other Schools And Instruction 14 $48,498 87.50%
Wineries 14 $53,394 87.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists 1 $187,200 20.00%
Performing Arts Companies 1 $64,854 20.00%
New Multifamily Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders 1 $107,931 20.00%
New Housing For Sale Builders 1 $83,595 20.00%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 1 $79,206 20.00%
Cattle Feedlots 1 $43,971 20.00%
Other Crop Farming 1 $61,402 20.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $31,886 20.00%
Jewelry And Silverware Manufacturing 1 $73,965 25.00%
Printing Ink Manufacturing 1 $80,538 25.00%

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