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 %
Dominican Republic 2 $137,457 50.00%
Yugoslavia 2 $90,928 50.00%
Syria 2 $141,545 50.00%
Austria 2 $61,240 50.00%
Libya 2 $103,678 50.00%
Gambia 2 $57,918 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $137,717 50.00%
Armenia 2 $179,119 66.67%
Bahamas 2 $81,484 66.67%
Uzbekistan 2 $81,932 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 32 $67,346 91.43%
Western Oregon University 31 $42,638 91.18%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 31 $84,086 91.18%
Diaspark Inc 31 $68,413 91.18%
Providence Health Services 31 $96,339 91.18%
Kollasoft Inc 31 $77,568 91.18%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 30 $96,372 88.24%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 30 $75,605 88.24%
Hdr Engineering Inc 30 $75,013 88.24%
Siritek Inc 30 $75,764 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills Inc 2 $111,062 33.33%
Serveron Corporation 2 $95,639 33.33%
Nh Hay Inc 2 $57,013 33.33%
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc 2 $67,184 33.33%
Transcore Commercial Services Llc 2 $93,371 33.33%
The International School 2 $51,078 33.33%
Yins Open Kitchen Inc 2 $26,603 33.33%
Ssi Shredding Systems Inc 2 $92,207 33.33%
Zhens Chinese Restaurant Inc 2 $27,768 33.33%
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association 2 $86,372 33.33%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 14,948 $74,115 92.29%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 10,097 $94,050 95.22%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,786 $85,200 84.66%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,422 $56,474 79.67%
Footwear Manufacturing 1,496 $119,330 97.02%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,086 $81,748 87.58%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,044 $83,207 98.03%
Engineering Services 830 $75,324 86.55%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 738 $150,497 88.81%
Other Computer Related Services 709 $80,545 88.29%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 165 $23,923 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 105 $32,153 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 59 $33,592 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 57 $34,914 100.00%
Crop Production 55 $35,657 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 55 $31,938 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 30 $34,579 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 25 $35,314 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 23 $35,364 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 22 $30,376 100.00%

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