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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	385	$33,715	754.90%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	204	$25,302	416.33%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	75	$33,495	170.45%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	10	$38,176	23.81%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	9	$34,371	30.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4	$50,141	15.38%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	3	$35,284	11.54%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	3	$39,520	12.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	2	$54,194	8.33%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	1	$37,378	4.17%

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 %
Nepal	66	$62,496	50.00%
Nigeria	58	$90,047	57.43%
Thailand	51	$45,852	52.04%
South Africa	46	$47,213	51.69%
Turkey	43	$92,223	48.86%
United Kingdom	38	$95,719	48.72%
Philippines	35	$79,660	45.45%
Sri Lanka	32	$99,511	45.07%
Pakistan	27	$98,916	42.86%
Russia	27	$90,708	51.92%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
University Of Oregon	421	$48,187	73.34%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	420	$80,673	94.59%
Ibm India Private Limited	372	$64,828	87.12%
Lam Research Corporation	346	$99,510	93.51%
Amazon Web Services Inc	325	$79,539	95.03%
Kforce Inc	297	$90,761	99.00%
Ust Global Inc	257	$63,405	92.11%
Salesforcecom Inc	247	$85,842	89.17%
Mentor Graphics Corporation	247	$86,998	95.74%
Syntel Inc	246	$73,864	95.35%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Peacehealth	32	$146,135	42.67%
Am Transport Llc	27	$41,584	39.13%
Stancorp Financial Group	26	$102,384	38.24%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc	25	$83,887	37.31%
Rite Aid Corporation	24	$92,012	40.68%
Applied Materials Inc	24	$79,156	44.44%
Corillian Corporation	23	$88,024	46.00%
Tektronix Inc	22	$102,226	44.00%
Triquint Semiconductor	21	$84,458	42.86%
Hp Inc	21	$97,848	44.68%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	28	$72,475	90.32%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	28	$78,575	90.32%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	28	$91,529	93.33%
Steel Investment Foundries	28	$57,104	93.33%
Other General Government Support	26	$73,658	86.67%
Computer Facilities Management Services	26	$84,171	89.66%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	26	$172,181	96.30%
Home Health Care Services	25	$77,973	92.59%
Environmental Consulting Services	25	$68,715	92.59%
Wood Window And Door Manufacturing	24	$66,417	92.31%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	2	$82,847	22.22%
New Car Dealers	2	$56,524	22.22%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$63,451	22.22%
Credit Bureaus	2	$91,250	22.22%
Motor Home Manufacturing	2	$71,323	22.22%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	2	$89,950	22.22%
Residential Intellectual And Developmental Disability Facilities	2	$27,674	22.22%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	2	$31,887	25.00%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	2	$51,095	25.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	2	$61,059	25.00%

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.