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 %
Electrical Engineering Technologists 2 $58,584 66.67%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 2 $32,063 66.67%
Food Service Managers 2 $50,138 66.67%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2 $65,364 66.67%
Transportation Inspectors 2 $33,426 66.67%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 2 $34,000 66.67%
Office Clerks, General 2 $21,861 66.67%
Counseling Psychologists 1 $53,747 50.00%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1 $28,122 50.00%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 1 $23,566 50.00%
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 %
India 2,638 $267,963 56.03%
China 329 $245,710 48.53%
Mexico 240 $56,756 46.78%
Vietnam 218 $29,968 48.34%
Taiwan 162 $2,178,484 49.09%
South Korea 136 $83,353 46.26%
Canada 129 $96,451 45.26%
Bangladesh 123 $92,637 51.25%
Brazil 78 $60,079 49.06%
Zimbabwe 77 $44,972 56.20%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capitol Dental Group 4 $114,530 80.00%
Private National Mortgage Acceptance Company Llc 4 $130,645 80.00%
Linkedin Corporation 4 $118,721 80.00%
Archents Inc 4 $104,562 80.00%
Willamette Valley Medical Center Llc 4 $160,015 80.00%
Chegg Inc 4 $127,715 80.00%
Faraday Technology Corporation 4 $107,765 80.00%
Converse Inc 4 $135,418 80.00%
Eaton Corporation 4 $115,929 80.00%
Consumer Cellular Inc 4 $114,395 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 %
Nuclear Electric Power Generation 9 $106,024 81.82%
Wired And Wireless Telecommunications Except Satellite 8 $66,165 72.73%
All Other Animal Production 8 $58,438 80.00%
Junior Colleges 8 $55,596 80.00%
Fine Arts Schools 8 $49,875 80.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 8 $61,212 80.00%
Real Estate Property Managers 8 $92,732 80.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 8 $59,496 80.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 8 $55,484 80.00%
Child And Youth Services 8 $54,322 80.00%
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 $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