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 %
Logistics Managers 3 $92,969 75.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 3 $118,109 75.00%
Remote Sensing Technicians 3 $46,238 75.00%
Radiologists 3 $75,288 75.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 3 $56,472 75.00%
Producers and Directors 3 $51,321 75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 3 $43,292 75.00%
Editors 3 $39,659 75.00%
Transportation Planners 2 $63,752 66.67%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 2 $93,288 66.67%
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 %
Tanzania 1 $79,144 50.00%
United States Of America 1 $114,941 50.00%
Croatia 1 $95,181 50.00%
Mozambique 1 $42,869 50.00%
Senegal 1 $97,470 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $42,869 50.00%
Paraguay 1 $79,851 50.00%
Togo 1 $84,635 50.00%
Slovakia 1 $46,446 50.00%
Yemen 1 $84,302 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quantum Spatial 5 $46,401 83.33%
Shriners Hospitals For Children 5 $44,146 83.33%
Iworld Translations 26 5 $48,651 83.33%
Bamboo International School Llc 5 $40,660 83.33%
Platt Electric Supply Inc 5 $44,262 83.33%
Element Technologies Inc 5 $56,164 83.33%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 5 $58,727 83.33%
Resource America Information Technology Inc 5 $50,781 83.33%
Mmc Systems Inc 5 $56,597 83.33%
Concordia University 5 $49,540 83.33%
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 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