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 %
Engineers, All Other 108 $75,459 85.04%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 99 $55,541 78.57%
Logisticians 96 $63,870 81.36%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 91 $60,436 79.82%
Graphic Designers 91 $51,759 85.05%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 89 $65,855 83.18%
Chemists 83 $52,093 80.58%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 82 $44,085 81.19%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 80 $49,922 86.02%
Biomedical Engineers 77 $77,478 83.70%
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 %
Poland 26 $64,747 52.00%
Japan 25 $82,882 52.08%
Germany 24 $87,059 51.06%
Iran 24 $55,065 58.54%
Malaysia 22 $91,456 53.66%
Colombia 21 $83,194 52.50%
Israel 19 $99,454 50.00%
Argentina 19 $91,075 51.35%
France 19 $93,507 61.29%
Egypt 18 $95,778 64.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intel Corporation 9,978 $93,714 95.45%
Infosys Limited 3,547 $71,968 99.86%
Nike Inc 2,091 $112,368 88.41%
Wipro Limited 1,527 $68,142 91.66%
Oregon Health Science University 1,046 $60,706 83.55%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 836 $88,971 92.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 711 $66,070 83.65%
Hcl America Inc 577 $73,273 80.70%
Accenture Llp 574 $80,792 88.99%
Oregon State University 547 $53,850 93.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merit Logistics 338 $28,037 4.89%
University Of Oregon 96 $53,055 17.55%
Tp Trucking Llc 79 $43,641 15.05%
Synopsys Inc 69 $94,020 20.41%
Centizen Inc 50 $102,431 41.67%
Portland State University 39 $57,821 34.21%
Mentor Graphics 38 $86,141 36.89%
Leavitts Freight Service Inc 37 $51,291 38.54%
Columbia River Dairy Llc 36 $25,563 45.57%
Ebay Inc 33 $96,757 41.77%

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