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 %
India 2,638 $267,963 56.03%
China 329 $245,710 48.53%
Mexico 240 $56,756 46.78%
Vietnam 218 $29,968 48.34%
Taiwan 162 $2,178,484 49.09%
South Korea 136 $83,353 46.26%
Canada 129 $96,451 45.26%
Bangladesh 123 $92,637 51.25%
Brazil 78 $60,079 49.06%
Zimbabwe 77 $44,972 56.20%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gspann Technologies Inc 87 $90,249 91.58%
Intel Mobile Communications 87 $91,796 92.55%
Technosoft Corporation 83 $82,411 88.30%
Kla Tencor Corporation 82 $87,047 87.23%
Adidas America Inc 81 $86,971 88.04%
Tektronix Inc 80 $93,347 86.96%
Prokarma Inc 80 $87,330 88.89%
Ensoftek Inc 79 $67,680 87.78%
Autodesk Inc 78 $111,083 89.66%
Mavensoft Technologies Llc 75 $74,655 87.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bear Creek Orchards Inc 5 $37,764 100.00%
Robinson Nursery Inc 5 $32,985 100.00%
Hartley Farms Feed Lot Llc 5 $35,897 100.00%
Tree Top Ranches Llc 5 $31,383 100.00%
Mccarthy Family Farm Llc 5 $35,556 100.00%
Froerer Farms Inc 5 $33,500 100.00%
Hastings Bulb Growers Inc 5 $35,576 100.00%
Brock And Phillip Obendorf Farms Llc 5 $34,798 100.00%
Joses Shearing Service Llc 5 $38,642 100.00%
Northern Lights Wreath Co 5 $31,171 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arris Solutions Inc 6 $97,069 35.29%
Rentrak Corporation 6 $63,281 35.29%
Oregon Metro Restaurant Llc 6 $33,703 37.50%
Wieden Kennedy Inc 6 $109,152 40.00%
Paiboon Inc 6 $31,859 40.00%
Fei Company Dba Thermo Fisher Scientific 6 $101,715 40.00%
Apple Inc 6 $83,938 40.00%
Noi Llc 6 $37,461 42.86%
Kla Corporation 6 $92,865 42.86%
French American International School 5 $67,134 35.71%

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%

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.

State Avg Wage