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 %
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 %
Infobahn Softworld Inc 6 $67,534 100.00%
Intraedge Inc 5 $71,806 83.33%
Imagination Technologies Llc 5 $72,089 83.33%
Te Connectivity Corporation 5 $84,282 83.33%
Oregon Health And Sciences University 5 $72,268 83.33%
Microinfo Itinc 5 $81,744 83.33%
Fiserv Solutions Inc 5 $77,285 83.33%
Aera Technology Inc 5 $66,756 83.33%
Advansoft International Inc 5 $67,908 83.33%
Sanpro Technologies Inc 5 $61,302 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 20 $25,975 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 20 $34,134 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 19 $35,005 100.00%
Potato Farming 18 $35,702 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $28,163 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 17 $35,167 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 16 $40,606 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 13 $34,867 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 12 $29,917 100.00%
Apple Orchards 12 $30,223 100.00%

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