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 %
Poland 26 $64,747 49.06%
Iran 26 $54,281 52.00%
Japan 25 $82,882 50.00%
Malaysia 24 $93,304 51.06%
Germany 24 $87,059 53.33%
Colombia 22 $80,712 50.00%
Israel 22 $98,050 51.16%
France 20 $94,487 47.62%
Argentina 20 $91,292 55.56%
Albania 18 $45,471 62.07%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computomic Software And Consulting Llc 5 $144,231 100.00%
Caremark Llc 5 $139,397 100.00%
Twilio Inc 5 $131,968 100.00%
Legacy Clinics Llc Dba Legacy Medical Group 5 $177,399 100.00%
Lockheed Martin Operations Support Inc 5 $135,808 100.00%
Evergreen Family Medicine Pc 5 $158,138 100.00%
Cascade Cardiology Llc 5 $256,239 100.00%
Citrix Systems Inc 4 $98,579 80.00%
Evizibility Inc 4 $84,126 80.00%
Ilink Systems Inc 4 $79,357 80.00%
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Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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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