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 %
Sales Managers 34 $113,883 80.95%
Computer Network Architects 34 $98,671 80.95%
Food Scientists and Technologists 34 $56,726 80.95%
Medical and Health Services Managers 33 $101,328 78.57%
Actuaries 32 $85,517 78.05%
Supply Chain Managers 32 $103,467 78.05%
Instructional Coordinators 31 $53,774 77.50%
Art Directors 31 $91,330 81.58%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 30 $54,982 81.08%
Physicists 29 $62,203 82.86%
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 %
Poland 26 $64,747 52.00%
Japan 25 $82,882 52.08%
Germany 24 $87,059 51.06%
Iran 24 $55,065 58.54%
Malaysia 22 $91,456 53.66%
Colombia 21 $83,194 52.50%
Israel 19 $99,454 50.00%
Argentina 19 $91,075 51.35%
France 19 $93,507 61.29%
Egypt 18 $95,778 64.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intel Corporation 9,978 $93,714 95.45%
Infosys Limited 3,547 $71,968 99.86%
Nike Inc 2,091 $112,368 88.41%
Wipro Limited 1,527 $68,142 91.66%
Oregon Health Science University 1,046 $60,706 83.55%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 836 $88,971 92.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 711 $66,070 83.65%
Hcl America Inc 577 $73,273 80.70%
Accenture Llp 574 $80,792 88.99%
Oregon State University 547 $53,850 93.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merit Logistics 338 $28,037 4.89%
University Of Oregon 96 $53,055 17.55%
Tp Trucking Llc 79 $43,641 15.05%
Synopsys Inc 69 $94,020 20.41%
Centizen Inc 50 $102,431 41.67%
Portland State University 39 $57,821 34.21%
Mentor Graphics 38 $86,141 36.89%
Leavitts Freight Service Inc 37 $51,291 38.54%
Columbia River Dairy Llc 36 $25,563 45.57%
Ebay Inc 33 $96,757 41.77%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apiculture 11 $33,465 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 11 $31,157 100.00%
Hay Farming 10 $33,480 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $30,633 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 10 $28,295 100.00%
Business Associations 9 $40,089 100.00%
Corn Farming 7 $32,217 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 7 $34,097 100.00%
Wineries 6 $28,160 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 5 $35,343 100.00%

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