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 %
Sweden 4 $102,898 57.14%
Malawi 3 $42,869 50.00%
Belgium 3 $92,512 50.00%
Czech Republic 3 $116,203 50.00%
El Salvador 3 $63,301 50.00%
Switzerland 3 $87,053 60.00%
New Zealand 3 $65,308 60.00%
Botswana 3 $75,976 75.00%
Syria 2 $141,545 50.00%
Austria 2 $61,240 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evergreen Family Medicine Pc 5 $158,138 100.00%
Cascade Cardiology Llc 5 $256,239 100.00%
Payrange Inc 4 $100,522 80.00%
Intuit Inc 4 $106,569 80.00%
Marion County Financial Services 4 $96,761 80.00%
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center 4 $116,363 80.00%
Dell Marketing Lp 4 $103,907 80.00%
Marsh Mclennan Shared Services Llc 4 $98,842 80.00%
Zioqu Inc 4 $100,828 80.00%
Capitol Dental Group 4 $114,530 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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