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 %
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 %
Microland Limited 14 $67,466 87.50%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 14 $73,501 87.50%
Ch2m Hill Engineers Inc 14 $72,962 87.50%
Ipolarity Llc 14 $81,685 87.50%
Asante 14 $153,640 87.50%
Oregon Tool Inc 14 $101,584 93.33%
Fred Meyer Stores Inc 14 $108,894 93.33%
Unigo Inc 13 $71,696 86.67%
Denken Solutions Inc 13 $84,890 86.67%
Cdrp Technologies Llc 13 $69,878 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shaw Tool Ltd 1 $38,400 33.33%
Mwh Americas Inc 1 $88,213 33.33%
Bhui Ghorbanian Dds Pc 1 $69,472 33.33%
Brammo Inc 1 $59,259 33.33%
Claims Services Group 1 $76,773 33.33%
Payrange Inc 1 $164,382 33.33%
Yesmail Inc 1 $98,946 33.33%
Belden Inc 1 $113,131 33.33%
Ak Designs Inc 1 $42,723 33.33%
Companion Pet Clinic Of Beaverton Llc 1 $70,949 33.33%

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