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 %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 532 $128,926 90.32%
Mechanical Engineers 447 $77,612 89.76%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 431 $68,820 90.93%
Management Analysts 375 $81,662 89.07%
Internists, General 364 $172,671 89.66%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 316 $80,536 93.22%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 301 $143,208 90.12%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 299 $75,788 90.06%
Civil Engineers 291 $70,424 87.65%
Database Administrators 289 $78,980 88.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 1 $36,213 4.76%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 1 $33,987 4.76%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1 $37,378 5.00%
Nursery Workers 1 $36,213 5.26%
Helpers--Carpenters 1 $37,378 5.56%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Engineers 61 $103,260 52.14%
Internists, General 60 $145,652 57.14%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 54 $134,549 57.45%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 54 $96,236 61.36%
Statisticians 53 $66,240 62.35%
Computer Hardware Engineers 50 $102,362 58.82%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 47 $3,248,447 55.29%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 46 $28,645 59.74%
Mechanical Engineers 43 $82,625 63.24%
Cooks, Restaurant 42 $31,528 61.76%
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 %
Nepal 66 $62,496 50.00%
Nigeria 58 $90,047 57.43%
Thailand 51 $45,852 52.04%
South Africa 46 $47,213 51.69%
Turkey 43 $92,223 48.86%
United Kingdom 38 $95,719 48.72%
Philippines 35 $79,660 45.45%
Sri Lanka 32 $99,511 45.07%
Pakistan 27 $98,916 42.86%
Russia 27 $90,708 51.92%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Oregon 421 $48,187 73.34%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 420 $80,673 94.59%
Ibm India Private Limited 372 $64,828 87.12%
Lam Research Corporation 346 $99,510 93.51%
Amazon Web Services Inc 325 $79,539 95.03%
Kforce Inc 297 $90,761 99.00%
Ust Global Inc 257 $63,405 92.11%
Salesforcecom Inc 247 $85,842 89.17%
Mentor Graphics Corporation 247 $86,998 95.74%
Syntel Inc 246 $73,864 95.35%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peacehealth 32 $146,135 42.67%
Am Transport Llc 27 $41,584 39.13%
Stancorp Financial Group 26 $102,384 38.24%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 25 $83,887 37.31%
Rite Aid Corporation 24 $92,012 40.68%
Applied Materials Inc 24 $79,156 44.44%
Corillian Corporation 23 $88,024 46.00%
Tektronix Inc 22 $102,226 44.00%
Triquint Semiconductor 21 $84,458 42.86%
Hp Inc 21 $97,848 44.68%

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