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 %
Biological Scientists, All Other 109 $46,332 81.95%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 107 $56,571 82.31%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 106 $65,560 81.54%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 104 $60,142 81.25%
Logisticians 102 $65,243 83.61%
Graphic Designers 93 $52,222 86.11%
Chemists 91 $53,298 85.05%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 90 $52,020 84.91%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 89 $66,348 84.76%
Biomedical Engineers 88 $79,119 86.27%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Intel Corporation 11,600 $96,399 96.04%
Infosys Limited 3,621 $72,335 99.83%
Nike Inc 2,383 $115,483 89.52%
Wipro Limited 1,549 $68,428 91.77%
Oregon Health Science University 1,166 $62,057 83.11%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 907 $89,179 83.21%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 749 $66,527 81.15%
Oregon State University 717 $54,702 95.09%
Accenture Llp 627 $83,215 90.35%
Hcl America Inc 612 $74,704 97.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Range Association 73 $23,514 100.00%
Cunningham Sheep Company 25 $22,406 100.00%
Agrilabor Inc 23 $35,552 100.00%
Walther Farms Llc Or 22 $37,526 100.00%
Coleman Agricultural Services Inc 22 $37,563 100.00%
Krebs Livestock Llc 22 $23,140 100.00%
Cal Farms Inc 21 $34,590 100.00%
Dog River Ranch Llc 21 $34,107 100.00%
Silvies Valley Ranch 20 $22,165 100.00%
Duncan Family Farms Llc 18 $35,308 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merit Logistics 473 $28,590 6.34%
University Of Oregon 98 $52,809 15.73%
Tp Trucking Llc 79 $43,641 15.05%
Synopsys Inc 71 $94,156 15.01%
Centizen Inc 50 $102,431 40.65%
Portland State University 42 $58,036 35.00%
Mentor Graphics 38 $86,141 34.55%
Ebay Inc 38 $98,287 38.78%
Leavitts Freight Service Inc 37 $51,291 46.25%
Columbia River Dairy Llc 36 $25,563 45.57%

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