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 %
Water/Wastewater Engineers 4 $73,351 66.67%
Geographers 4 $67,263 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 4 $40,497 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 4 $43,732 80.00%
Compliance Managers 4 $126,376 80.00%
Podiatrists 4 $88,160 80.00%
Music Directors and Composers 4 $36,712 80.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 4 $44,008 80.00%
Industrial Ecologists 4 $58,746 80.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 4 $95,737 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Kindercare Education Llc 13 $112,366 86.67%
Veris Industries Llc 13 $88,850 86.67%
Paramount Global Solutions Inc 12 $85,267 80.00%
Applexus Technologies Llc 12 $78,681 85.71%
Larsen Toubro Limited 12 $48,008 85.71%
The International School 12 $42,777 85.71%
Southern Oregon University 12 $58,579 85.71%
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital And Medical Center 12 $51,357 85.71%
Battelle Memorial Institute 12 $71,614 85.71%
Electrical Geodesics Inc 12 $70,847 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Modo Inc 1 $54,621 50.00%
Nemametrix Inc 1 $108,098 50.00%
Sunrise Tkd Inc 1 $51,418 50.00%
Cascades Holding Us Inc 1 $91,582 50.00%
Permacold Engineering Inc 1 $85,000 50.00%
Yu Yu One Inc Dba Hollands Bar Grill 1 $26,499 50.00%
Precision Structural Engineering Inc 1 $54,413 50.00%
Microchip Technology 1 $72,904 50.00%
Cedar Mill Bible Church 1 $49,442 50.00%
Saengurai Llc Dba Mee Sen Thai Eatery 1 $49,754 50.00%

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