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 %
Jamaica 2 $78,597 66.67%
Hungary 2 $91,635 66.67%
Afghanistan 2 $52,950 66.67%
Panama 1 $61,860 33.33%
Brunei 1 $98,613 33.33%
Republic Of Congo 1 $42,869 33.33%
Uruguay 1 $43,784 33.33%
Tanzania 1 $91,624 33.33%
Cyprus 1 $65,110 33.33%
Iraq 1 $187,199 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northwest Community Credit Union 1 $95,597 100.00%
Synergy One Lending 1 $95,638 100.00%
Cira Tek Inc 1 $95,763 100.00%
Global Mail Inc Dba Dhl Ecommerce 1 $95,846 100.00%
Leidos Engineering Llc 1 $95,846 100.00%
Sionyx Inc 1 $95,888 100.00%
Cmc Materials Llc 1 $96,013 100.00%
Delfi Diagnostics Inc 1 $96,096 100.00%
Enel North America Inc 1 $96,221 100.00%
Integrated Motion Controls Llc 1 $96,304 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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