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 %
Gerbera Technologies Inc 1 $111,301 100.00%
Obsidian Security Inc 1 $111,301 100.00%
Compugain Llc 1 $111,301 100.00%
Navy Federal Credit Union 1 $111,301 100.00%
Qwilt Inc 1 $111,301 100.00%
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation 1 $111,301 100.00%
Alation Inc 1 $111,301 100.00%
Saviynt Inc 1 $111,301 100.00%
Oregon Scientific Inc 1 $111,405 100.00%
Omnicom Media Group Holdings Inc 1 $111,446 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 1 $36,213 50.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 1 $25,834 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $27,830 100.00%
Goat Farming 1 $24,960 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 1 $33,987 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 1 $26,000 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 1 $36,213 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 1 $41,600 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 1 $29,370 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Child Care Services 4 $99,559 26.67%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 3 $43,499 20.00%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 3 $82,070 20.00%
Other Accounting Services 3 $60,077 20.00%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 3 $63,690 20.00%
Professional Organizations 3 $79,719 20.00%
Grantmaking And Giving Services 3 $118,269 21.43%
Manufacturing 3 $78,555 21.43%
Wiring Device Manufacturing 3 $85,779 21.43%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 3 $73,667 21.43%

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