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 %
Treasurers and Controllers 8 $120,460 80.00%
Neurologists 8 $180,991 80.00%
Agricultural Engineers 8 $59,566 80.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 8 $64,025 80.00%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 8 $56,227 80.00%
Survey Researchers 8 $56,342 80.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $86,429 80.00%
Automotive Engineers 7 $85,604 77.78%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 7 $66,172 77.78%
Fashion Designers 7 $83,898 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Athletic Trainers 1 $52,980 25.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 1 $52,624 25.00%
Writers and Authors 1 $43,264 25.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $59,880 25.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1 $34,902 25.00%
Animal Scientists 1 $43,971 25.00%
Biological Scientists, All Other 1 $50,939 25.00%
Mathematicians 1 $75,670 25.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1 $21,382 25.00%
Podiatrists 1 $71,822 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 5,380 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 %
Mozambique 1 $42,869 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $79,851 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $42,869 50.00%
Slovakia 1 $46,446 100.00%
Togo 1 $84,635 100.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $93,038 100.00%
Yemen 1 $84,302 100.00%
Moldova 1 $88,986 100.00%
Georgia 1 $61,651 100.00%
Bolivia 1 $74,131 100.00%

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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 15,557 $74,882 92.18%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 11,744 $96,695 95.81%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,919 $85,919 78.53%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,786 $57,670 87.55%
Footwear Manufacturing 1,844 $122,645 97.10%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,221 $84,363 88.35%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,146 $85,424 98.12%
Engineering Services 887 $76,374 86.71%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 795 $151,586 88.24%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 794 $97,773 90.54%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 207 $24,758 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 134 $34,069 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 83 $35,284 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 76 $36,316 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 60 $32,614 100.00%
Crop Production 55 $35,657 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 51 $38,324 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 41 $37,794 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 34 $37,303 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 31 $29,419 100.00%

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 $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