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 %
Albania 18 $45,471 69.23%
Jordan 14 $109,344 56.00%
Australia 14 $105,720 56.00%
Italy 14 $73,961 56.00%
Ireland 13 $94,955 56.52%
Spain 11 $70,863 52.38%
Costa Rica 10 $97,280 47.62%
Ghana 10 $91,424 50.00%
Indonesia 10 $74,177 58.82%
Romania 9 $59,933 52.94%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mercy Medical Center Roseburg 14 $93,924 87.50%
Amazoncom Services Inc 14 $84,083 87.50%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 14 $88,712 87.50%
Silverxis Inc 14 $70,683 87.50%
Whip Systems Llc Dba Aroghia Group Llc 14 $88,560 87.50%
Ziba Design Inc 14 $47,417 87.50%
University Of Portland 14 $70,233 87.50%
Wieden Kennedy Inc 14 $52,377 87.50%
Multnomah County School District 1j 14 $71,015 87.50%
Schrodinger Inc 14 $66,556 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Digitalrep Llc 1 $98,946 33.33%
Capitol Dental Group Pc 1 $142,106 33.33%
La Bonita North 1 $26,062 33.33%
Moda Health 1 $76,274 33.33%
Louie Manouchehr Adult Care Home 1 $20,446 33.33%
Portland Kollel 1 $19,302 33.33%
Hong Kong Restaurant 1 $21,507 33.33%
Strebin Farms Llc 1 $39,354 33.33%
Parthenon Software Group Inc 1 $64,355 33.33%
Portland Adventist Medical Center 1 $56,472 33.33%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 1 $36,213 50.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 1 $25,834 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $27,830 100.00%
Goat Farming 1 $24,960 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 1 $33,987 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 1 $26,000 100.00%
Citrus Except Orange Groves 1 $36,213 100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local 1 $41,600 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 1 $29,370 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Child Care Services 4 $99,559 26.67%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 3 $43,499 20.00%
All Other Financial Investment Activities 3 $82,070 20.00%
Other Accounting Services 3 $60,077 20.00%
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 3 $63,690 20.00%
Professional Organizations 3 $79,719 20.00%
Grantmaking And Giving Services 3 $118,269 21.43%
Manufacturing 3 $78,555 21.43%
Wiring Device Manufacturing 3 $85,779 21.43%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 3 $73,667 21.43%

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