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 %
Software Developers, Applications 6,681 $91,075 89.97%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,253 $75,050 95.02%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3,473 $87,039 94.22%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,907 $95,319 94.20%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,731 $71,373 92.33%
Computer Programmers 2,657 $59,217 90.37%
Materials Engineers 2,033 $98,286 98.64%
Industrial Engineers 1,629 $88,374 89.51%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 555 $124,923 90.10%
Electrical Engineers 548 $84,257 89.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Engineers 1,376 $91,194 79.31%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,261 $85,024 91.71%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,074 $93,813 99.44%
Software Developers, Applications 374 $693,064 36.49%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 334 $44,386 45.44%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 153 $27,013 40.48%
Industrial Engineers 124 $89,186 53.91%
Computer Systems Analysts 119 $90,152 54.84%
Computer Occupations, All Other 80 $87,583 43.48%
Sales Engineers 61 $103,260 45.86%
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 %
Morocco 1 $42,869 50.00%
Moldova 1 $88,986 100.00%
Yemen 1 $84,302 100.00%
Panama 1 $61,860 100.00%
Brunei 1 $98,613 100.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $42,869 100.00%
Uruguay 1 $43,784 100.00%
Tanzania 1 $91,624 100.00%
Cyprus 1 $65,110 100.00%
Iraq 1 $187,199 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infoexperts Inc 1 $62,483 50.00%
Pax International Coinc 1 $62,483 50.00%
Con Way 1 $62,483 50.00%
Northeast Consulting Works Llc 1 $62,504 50.00%
Matterport Inc 1 $62,504 50.00%
City Of Springfield Oregon 1 $62,517 50.00%
Sol It Inc 1 $62,566 50.00%
Lara Tekies Inc 1 $62,587 50.00%
Ebs Minds It Inc 1 $62,587 50.00%
Systel Inc 1 $62,587 50.00%
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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