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 %
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 2 $58,490 66.67%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 2 $58,584 66.67%
Transportation Planners 2 $63,752 66.67%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 2 $79,706 66.67%
Energy Engineers 2 $68,713 66.67%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2 $65,364 66.67%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 2 $69,347 66.67%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 2 $93,288 66.67%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 2 $80,580 66.67%
Logistics Engineers 2 $84,438 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 5,433 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 %
India 2,548 $273,589 59.62%
China 314 $253,220 54.70%
Mexico 229 $57,108 56.68%
Vietnam 162 $29,895 43.32%
Taiwan 151 $2,331,113 50.50%
South Korea 127 $85,193 47.04%
Canada 125 $96,435 50.61%
Bangladesh 118 $92,166 60.82%
Zimbabwe 77 $44,972 48.43%
Brazil 76 $59,911 55.88%

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 %
All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 1 $49,920 100.00%
Land Subdivision 1 $73,715 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 1 $34,237 100.00%
Custom Architectural Woodwork And Millwork Manufacturing 1 $53,061 100.00%
Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing 1 $78,853 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 1 $37,586 100.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 1 $57,949 100.00%
Line Haul Railroads 1 $118,685 100.00%
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers 1 $45,635 100.00%
Photography Studios Portrait 1 $37,586 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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