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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 %
Intel Corporation 9,978 $93,714 95.45%
Infosys Limited 3,547 $71,968 99.86%
Nike Inc 2,091 $112,368 88.41%
Wipro Limited 1,527 $68,142 91.66%
Oregon Health Science University 1,046 $60,706 83.55%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 836 $88,971 92.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 711 $66,070 83.65%
Hcl America Inc 577 $73,273 80.70%
Accenture Llp 574 $80,792 88.99%
Oregon State University 547 $53,850 93.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merit Logistics 338 $28,037 4.89%
University Of Oregon 96 $53,055 17.55%
Tp Trucking Llc 79 $43,641 15.05%
Synopsys Inc 69 $94,020 20.41%
Centizen Inc 50 $102,431 41.67%
Portland State University 39 $57,821 34.21%
Mentor Graphics 38 $86,141 36.89%
Leavitts Freight Service Inc 37 $51,291 38.54%
Columbia River Dairy Llc 36 $25,563 45.57%
Ebay Inc 33 $96,757 41.77%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 1 $36,213 50.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 1 $25,834 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $27,830 100.00%
Goat Farming 1 $24,960 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 1 $33,987 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 1 $26,000 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 1 $36,213 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 1 $41,600 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 1 $29,370 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Child Care Services 4 $99,559 26.67%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 3 $43,499 20.00%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 3 $82,070 20.00%
Other Accounting Services 3 $60,077 20.00%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 3 $63,690 20.00%
Professional Organizations 3 $79,719 20.00%
Grantmaking And Giving Services 3 $118,269 21.43%
Manufacturing 3 $78,555 21.43%
Wiring Device Manufacturing 3 $85,779 21.43%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 3 $73,667 21.43%

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