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 %
Architectural Drafters 7 $48,476 77.78%
Mathematicians 7 $63,955 77.78%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 7 $52,748 77.78%
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $65,496 77.78%
Agricultural Engineers 7 $59,907 77.78%
Search Marketing Strategists 7 $73,629 87.50%
Survey Researchers 7 $55,854 87.50%
Fashion Designers 7 $83,898 87.50%
Foresters 7 $77,756 87.50%
Auditors 7 $75,994 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1 $50,232 25.00%
Athletic Trainers 1 $52,980 25.00%
Mathematicians 1 $75,670 25.00%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 1 $85,000 25.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $63,615 25.00%
Landscape Architects 1 $58,053 25.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $53,970 25.00%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1 $46,384 25.00%
Psychiatrists 1 $187,199 25.00%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $53,227 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 %
Poland 26 $64,747 52.00%
Japan 25 $82,882 52.08%
Germany 24 $87,059 51.06%
Iran 24 $55,065 58.54%
Malaysia 22 $91,456 53.66%
Colombia 21 $83,194 52.50%
Israel 19 $99,454 50.00%
Argentina 19 $91,075 51.35%
France 19 $93,507 61.29%
Egypt 18 $95,778 64.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kittelson Associates Inc 15 $63,557 88.24%
Industry Creative Llc 15 $83,527 88.24%
Multnomah County Oregon 15 $95,049 88.24%
Keysight Technologies Inc 15 $94,878 88.24%
Hp Infosystems Llc 14 $69,341 82.35%
Sage It Inc 14 $77,868 82.35%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 14 $99,459 87.50%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 14 $74,934 87.50%
Tabner Inc 14 $71,576 87.50%
Intel Americas 14 $85,872 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lings Inc 1 $26,645 33.33%
New Chinese Cuisine 1 $26,062 33.33%
Northwest Logic Inc 1 $120,390 33.33%
Neudesic Llc 1 $100,339 33.33%
Glu Mobile Inc 1 $88,234 33.33%
World Pulse Voices 1 $100,693 33.33%
Badass Farming Llc 1 $54,184 33.33%
Hitek Force Llc 1 $74,443 33.33%
Summit Real Estate Management Llc 1 $110,573 33.33%
Providence Health Service Oregon 1 $187,200 33.33%

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