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
53,560 85.13% $86,369 H-1B
7,332 11.65% $200,730 PERM
1,117 1.78% $31,502 H-2A
909 1.44% $81,964 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oregon has seen a total of 62,918 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oregon is the H-1B visa with 53,560 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.13% of Oregon's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,332 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.65% of Oregon's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oregon (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 6,654 $91,123 89.60%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,252 $75,048 95.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3,937 $88,666 94.78%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,895 $95,324 93.81%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,731 $71,373 92.33%
Materials Engineers 2,694 $101,627 91.63%
Computer Programmers 2,657 $59,217 97.47%
Industrial Engineers 1,705 $88,613 89.88%
Electrical Engineers 666 $88,189 90.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 639 $129,630 93.97%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Engineers 1,411 $91,381 70.02%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,264 $85,026 91.66%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,075 $93,846 99.54%
Software Developers, Applications 374 $693,064 35.15%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 334 $44,386 44.12%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 211 $27,884 41.13%
Industrial Engineers 126 $89,046 54.78%
Computer Systems Analysts 119 $90,152 54.84%
Computer Occupations, All Other 80 $87,583 42.33%
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 5,380 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 705 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Oregon From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Algeria 1 $34,570 100.00%
Panama 1 $61,860 100.00%
Uganda 1 $93,579 100.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $86,154 100.00%
Belarus 1 $42,869 100.00%
Uruguay 1 $43,784 100.00%
Morocco 1 $42,869 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ness Usa Inc 22 $75,206 88.00%
Business Performance Management Northwest Inc 22 $81,601 88.00%
Hitachi Vantara Llc 22 $92,907 88.00%
Salem Pulmonary Associates Pc 21 $195,749 84.00%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 21 $58,113 87.50%
Knowledge Lens Llc 21 $76,268 87.50%
Us Technologies Corporation 21 $73,069 87.50%
Jcg Technologies Inc 21 $58,987 87.50%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 21 $81,282 87.50%
Columbia Brands Usa Llc 21 $106,951 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dave Martin Farms 1 $36,213 100.00%
Anderson Sheep Company 1 $19,240 100.00%
Miles Nursery Inc 1 $33,987 100.00%
Neils Jensen Farms Inc 1 $22,568 100.00%
Siri And Sons Farms Inc 1 $25,834 100.00%
Columbia River Dairy Llc 1 $40,040 100.00%
Brent Ishida Farms Inc 1 $40,040 100.00%
Coleman Industries 1 $32,926 100.00%
M Goe And Son Inc 1 $25,834 100.00%
Frank Shirts 1 $23,841 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Booncharoen Llc 2 $48,818 50.00%
Wns Inc Dba Sushi Island Japanese Chinese Resta 2 $29,182 50.00%
Facteus Inc 2 $89,409 50.00%
Celestica Llc 2 $79,300 50.00%
Dexcom Inc 2 $112,112 50.00%
Smarsh 2 $119,226 50.00%
Momiji Mcminnville Llc 2 $37,003 50.00%
Nova Measuring Instruments 2 $92,966 50.00%
Hat Yai Modera Llc Dba Hat Yai 2 $34,227 50.00%
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation 2 $98,686 50.00%

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 $86,369. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage