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 %
Operations Research Analysts 281 $77,354 90.06%
Statisticians 279 $73,746 90.58%
Accountants and Auditors 273 $56,879 88.93%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 271 $43,133 90.94%
Sales Engineers 249 $97,421 90.22%
Information Technology Project Managers 248 $85,773 96.50%
Computer Hardware Engineers 223 $99,276 88.14%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 219 $106,317 93.99%
Information Security Analysts 179 $90,384 87.75%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 174 $51,788 90.16%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Information Security Analysts 41 $91,402 73.21%
Marketing Managers 40 $131,551 75.47%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 36 $129,229 70.59%
Electrical Engineers 33 $87,545 67.35%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 28 $171,829 57.14%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 27 $25,636 56.25%
Civil Engineers 22 $77,619 48.89%
Accountants and Auditors 21 $65,758 46.67%
Family and General Practitioners 21 $132,899 55.26%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $50,699 55.26%
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 %
Acoustic Lp 1 $106,246 100.00%
Morrison Hershfield 1 $106,350 100.00%
Bay Area Hospital District 1 $106,558 100.00%
Providence Health System 1 $106,621 100.00%
Sirionlabs Inc 1 $106,787 100.00%
Evoqua Water Technologies Llc 1 $106,787 100.00%
Fatcoupon Technology Ltd 1 $106,787 100.00%
Precision Aircraft Solutions 1 $106,891 100.00%
Online Enterprises Inc 1 $107,182 100.00%
Stmicroelectronics Inc 1 $107,224 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 11 $33,465 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 11 $31,157 100.00%
Hay Farming 10 $33,480 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $30,633 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 10 $28,295 100.00%
Business Associations 9 $40,089 100.00%
Corn Farming 7 $32,217 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 7 $34,097 100.00%
Wineries 6 $28,160 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 5 $35,343 100.00%

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 $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