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 %
Finland 5 $90,400 45.45%
Chile 5 $78,756 45.45%
Ethiopia 5 $89,332 50.00%
Ukraine 5 $103,260 50.00%
Peru 5 $84,296 50.00%
Kosovo 5 $51,413 55.56%
Hong Kong 4 $67,413 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 4 $80,340 50.00%
Ecuador 4 $74,646 57.14%
Macedonia 4 $45,864 57.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Industry Software Inc 67 $95,905 87.01%
Autodesk Inc 66 $108,814 86.84%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 66 $82,997 86.84%
Arrgee Solutions Llc 66 $54,942 90.41%
International Business Machines Corporation 65 $87,890 91.55%
Jireh Semiconductor Inc 65 $86,138 91.55%
Citiustech Inc 64 $81,408 90.14%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 63 $77,822 90.00%
Corillian Corporation 63 $81,590 91.30%
Atos Syntel Inc 63 $74,135 92.65%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Centizen Apps Inc 5 $103,917 38.46%
Deloitte Touche Llp 5 $71,610 38.46%
Siemens Industry Inc 5 $95,289 38.46%
Lis Chiam Inc 5 $11,435,869 41.67%
Sky Lakes Medical Center 5 $161,470 41.67%
Adidas International Inc 5 $82,352 41.67%
Sunrise Taekwondoinc 5 $40,647 41.67%
Kla Corporation 5 $95,938 45.45%
Wieden Kennedy Inc 5 $116,921 45.45%
Sivalai Thai Llc 4 $33,369 36.36%

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