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 %
Swanktek Inc 6 $74,544 85.71%
Instrument Llc 6 $73,050 85.71%
Cogent Infotech Corporation 6 $68,539 85.71%
Millennium Info Tech Inc 6 $69,954 85.71%
Tribis Inc 6 $72,637 85.71%
Piorion Solutions Inc 6 $67,465 85.71%
Iq Spectra Inc 6 $73,785 85.71%
Computer Sciences Corporation 6 $69,923 85.71%
Thoughtwave Software And Solutions Inc 6 $81,089 85.71%
Galaxy I Technologies Inc 6 $78,388 85.71%
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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