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 %
Pacificorp 75 $94,377 88.24%
Micro Systems Engineering Inc 75 $91,265 89.29%
Atos Syntel Inc 73 $73,683 87.95%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 73 $71,446 89.02%
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 73 $83,192 89.02%
Jireh Semiconductor Inc 71 $88,134 89.87%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 66 $82,997 86.84%
Standard Insurance Company 66 $100,265 92.96%
Arrgee Solutions Llc 66 $54,942 92.96%
International Business Machines Corporation 65 $87,890 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dearing Ranch 5 $18,647 100.00%
Liepold Farms 5 $38,210 100.00%
Advanced Ornamentals Inc 5 $36,554 100.00%
Madras Farms Co 5 $35,897 100.00%
Leeroy Horton 5 $20,280 100.00%
J Spear Ranch Co 5 $23,088 100.00%
Kenneth Leslie Hufford Rev Living Trust 5 $24,883 100.00%
Busco Llc 4 $36,904 100.00%
Olsen Honey Farms 4 $35,391 100.00%
Setniker Trading Co Llc 4 $38,418 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Touche Llp 5 $71,610 35.71%
Siemens Industry Inc 5 $95,289 35.71%
Sky Lakes Medical Center 5 $161,470 38.46%
Sunrise Taekwondoinc 5 $40,647 38.46%
Adidas International Inc 5 $82,352 38.46%
Lis Chiam Inc 5 $11,435,869 38.46%
Happy Dragon Chinese Restaurant Llc 5 $31,092 41.67%
Favorite Foods International Inc 5 $34,270 41.67%
Imperial Forestry Inc 5 $41,766 41.67%
Siam Lotus Llc Dba Siam Lotus Restaurant 5 $30,006 41.67%

Top Industries in Oregon (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 177 $91,171 91.24%
Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing 163 $85,874 89.07%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 159 $80,092 91.38%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 136 $88,799 94.44%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services 120 $70,723 86.96%
Offices Of Physicians 114 $146,991 84.44%
Architectural Services 113 $53,229 84.96%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 112 $84,640 91.06%
Commercial Banking 112 $94,284 92.56%
Software Publishers 110 $117,752 95.65%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 16 $35,175 100.00%
Business Associations 15 $42,456 100.00%
Apple Orchards 14 $31,625 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 13 $34,867 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 12 $30,253 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $30,633 100.00%
Corn Farming 10 $34,564 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 9 $36,841 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 8 $36,772 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 6 $34,857 100.00%

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