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
53,560	85.13%	$86,369	H-1B
7,332	11.65%	$200,730	PERM
1,117	1.78%	$31,502	H-2A
909	1.44%	$81,964	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Oregon has seen a total of 62,918 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Oregon is the H-1B visa with 53,560 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.13% of Oregon's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 7,332 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 11.65% of Oregon's total visas.

Top Occupations in Oregon (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	299	$75,788	89.25%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	295	$44,077	88.86%
Accountants and Auditors	291	$57,619	89.26%
Database Administrators	289	$78,980	88.92%
Sales Engineers	258	$98,905	89.90%
Information Technology Project Managers	248	$85,773	95.75%
Computer Hardware Engineers	248	$103,365	96.50%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	218	$106,287	86.17%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	193	$53,733	84.28%
Information Security Analysts	179	$90,384	90.86%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marketing Managers	44	$133,125	65.67%
Information Security Analysts	41	$91,402	73.21%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	37	$129,284	66.07%
Electrical Engineers	34	$87,676	66.67%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	28	$171,829	57.14%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	27	$25,636	55.10%
Civil Engineers	24	$78,536	50.00%
Accountants and Auditors	23	$68,336	47.92%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	22	$51,345	51.16%
Family and General Practitioners	21	$132,899	55.26%

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 5,380 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 705 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Oregon From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nepal	69	$62,702	50.36%
Nigeria	64	$89,960	48.85%
Thailand	60	$45,259	52.17%
South Africa	46	$47,213	42.59%
Turkey	43	$92,223	42.57%
United Kingdom	39	$97,174	41.05%
Philippines	37	$77,137	45.12%
Sri Lanka	32	$99,511	39.51%
Pakistan	28	$97,619	34.57%
Russia	27	$90,708	48.21%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
University Of Oregon	463	$49,143	74.56%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	444	$82,388	98.45%
Amazon Web Services Inc	406	$83,394	91.44%
Lam Research Corporation	404	$102,447	94.39%
Ibm India Private Limited	372	$64,828	87.94%
Kforce Inc	337	$93,004	99.12%
Ibm Corporation	293	$86,046	89.33%
Microsoft Corporation	292	$109,611	99.66%
Ust Global Inc	271	$64,080	92.81%
Salesforcecom Inc	247	$85,842	88.53%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Eric Harlow	17	$23,466	100.00%
Wafla	17	$39,662	100.00%
Blue Mountain Cattle Inc	17	$23,064	100.00%
Froerer Farms	16	$35,572	100.00%
Webster Orchards Inc	16	$36,034	100.00%
Adelsheim Vineyard Llc	16	$29,099	100.00%
Anderson Sheep Company Inc	14	$24,009	100.00%
Avalon Orchards Inc	13	$32,146	100.00%
Gordon Clark	13	$20,440	100.00%
Krebs Sheep Company	13	$23,216	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Peacehealth	33	$145,421	44.00%
Stancorp Financial Group	27	$103,194	38.03%
Applied Materials Inc	27	$78,879	38.03%
Am Transport Llc	27	$41,584	39.71%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc	25	$83,887	38.46%
Rite Aid Corporation	24	$92,012	40.68%
Hp Inc	24	$97,366	40.68%
Corillian Corporation	23	$88,024	42.59%
Nike Usa Inc	23	$111,656	43.40%
Qorvo Us Inc	23	$90,665	43.40%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	15,557	$74,882	92.18%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	11,744	$96,695	95.81%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,919	$85,919	78.53%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,786	$57,670	87.55%
Footwear Manufacturing	1,844	$122,645	97.10%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,221	$84,363	88.35%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,146	$85,424	98.12%
Engineering Services	887	$76,374	86.71%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	795	$151,586	88.24%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	794	$97,773	90.54%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sheep Farming	207	$24,758	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	134	$34,069	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	83	$35,284	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	76	$36,316	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	60	$32,614	100.00%
Crop Production	55	$35,657	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	51	$38,324	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	41	$37,794	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	34	$37,303	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	31	$29,419	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	7,735	$90,975	100.00%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	542	$31,404	100.00%
Footwear Manufacturing	464	$111,959	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	450	$45,531	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	429	$60,528	100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services	356	$91,706	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local	283	$42,237	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	240	$93,812	100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	189	$91,608	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	137	$133,978	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 $86,369. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.