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 %
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 %
Element Solutions Llc 1 $116,002 100.00%
Peacehealth Laboratories 1 $116,147 100.00%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 1 $116,626 100.00%
Ssoe Inc Dba Ssoe Group 1 $116,757 100.00%
Medline Industries Lp 1 $116,771 100.00%
Nortonlifelock Inc 1 $116,917 100.00%
Wisk Aero Llc 1 $117,104 100.00%
Nanowear Inc 1 $117,187 100.00%
Fluke Electronics Corporation 1 $117,229 100.00%
Strategic Staffing Solutions Lc 1 $117,270 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

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