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 %
Construction Managers 72 $82,893 84.71%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 70 $66,716 87.50%
Financial Managers 65 $117,574 81.25%
Cost Estimators 59 $67,053 73.75%
Materials Scientists 54 $71,784 71.05%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $50,705 72.97%
Dentists, General 52 $122,128 74.29%
Soil and Plant Scientists 51 $49,155 79.69%
Veterinarians 51 $34,930 86.44%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $64,600 84.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Aides 7 $27,863 43.75%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 7 $54,624 43.75%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 7 $67,749 43.75%
Purchasing Managers 7 $103,929 46.67%
Materials Scientists 7 $91,778 46.67%
General and Operations Managers 6 $143,038 42.86%
Art Directors 6 $103,900 42.86%
Food Service Managers 6 $61,163 42.86%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $47,602 46.15%
Biomedical Engineers 6 $91,062 46.15%
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 %
Netherlands 8 $102,575 47.06%
Saudi Arabia 8 $77,920 50.00%
Venezuela 8 $67,091 50.00%
Lebanon 8 $104,095 53.33%
Kenya 7 $88,725 46.67%
Singapore 7 $90,743 50.00%
Serbia 6 $62,646 46.15%
Portugal 6 $67,175 46.15%
Greece 6 $99,749 50.00%
Chile 5 $78,756 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Salesforceorg Inc 3 $107,370 75.00%
Delta System And Software Inc 3 $82,025 75.00%
Naztec International Group Llc 3 $33,108 75.00%
City Of Portland 3 $71,587 75.00%
Wheat Marketing Center 3 $41,309 75.00%
Albina Head Start Inc 3 $33,134 75.00%
Absci Llc 3 $48,131 75.00%
Empirical Inc 3 $43,781 75.00%
Northwest Christian University 3 $38,289 75.00%
Summit Bank 3 $33,308 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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