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 %
Dominican Republic	2	$137,457	50.00%
Yugoslavia	2	$90,928	50.00%
Syria	2	$141,545	50.00%
Austria	2	$61,240	50.00%
Libya	2	$103,678	50.00%
Gambia	2	$57,918	50.00%
Mauritius	2	$137,717	50.00%
Armenia	2	$179,119	66.67%
Bahamas	2	$81,484	66.67%
Uzbekistan	2	$81,932	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Egen Solutions Inc	7	$83,818	87.50%
Tescra Inc	7	$79,462	87.50%
Wacom Technology Corporation	7	$93,594	87.50%
Nisum Technologies Inc	7	$73,953	87.50%
Sun Soft Technologies Inc	7	$67,508	87.50%
Bhrigus Inc	7	$71,778	87.50%
Epicsai Llc	7	$91,686	87.50%
David Evans And Associates Inc	7	$79,319	87.50%
Ptv America Inc	7	$79,055	87.50%
Revereit Llc	7	$75,700	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	14,948	$74,115	92.29%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	10,097	$94,050	95.22%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,786	$85,200	84.66%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,422	$56,474	79.67%
Footwear Manufacturing	1,496	$119,330	97.02%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,086	$81,748	87.58%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,044	$83,207	98.03%
Engineering Services	830	$75,324	86.55%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	738	$150,497	88.81%
Other Computer Related Services	709	$80,545	88.29%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sheep Farming	165	$23,923	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	105	$32,153	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	59	$33,592	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	57	$34,914	100.00%
Crop Production	55	$35,657	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	55	$31,938	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	30	$34,579	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	25	$35,314	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	23	$35,364	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	22	$30,376	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	403	$31,482	5.61%
Footwear Manufacturing	378	$110,959	88.32%
General Freight Trucking Local	283	$42,237	69.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	135	$133,195	33.50%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	118	$144,222	31.22%
Full Service Restaurants	94	$36,019	27.41%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	87	$91,966	30.74%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	68	$84,064	28.69%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	45	$95,331	25.28%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing	37	$86,919	27.41%

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.