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 Developers, Applications 6,654 $91,123 89.60%
Computer Systems Analysts 6,252 $75,048 95.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3,937 $88,666 94.78%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,895 $95,324 93.81%
Computer Occupations, All Other 2,731 $71,373 92.33%
Materials Engineers 2,694 $101,627 91.63%
Computer Programmers 2,657 $59,217 97.47%
Industrial Engineers 1,705 $88,613 89.88%
Electrical Engineers 666 $88,189 90.00%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 639 $129,630 93.97%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Engineers 1,411 $91,381 70.02%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,264 $85,026 91.66%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,075 $93,846 99.54%
Software Developers, Applications 374 $693,064 35.15%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 334 $44,386 44.12%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 211 $27,884 41.13%
Industrial Engineers 126 $89,046 54.78%
Computer Systems Analysts 119 $90,152 54.84%
Computer Occupations, All Other 80 $87,583 42.33%
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 5,380 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 %
Guatemala 1 $28,579 50.00%
Cyprus 1 $65,110 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $97,053 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $91,084 100.00%
Palestine 1 $92,768 100.00%
Tanzania 1 $79,144 100.00%
Brunei 1 $98,613 100.00%
Croatia 1 $95,181 100.00%
United States Of America 1 $114,941 100.00%
Senegal 1 $97,470 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Oregon (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kindercare Education Llc 13 $112,366 86.67%
Veris Industries Llc 13 $88,850 86.67%
Paramount Global Solutions Inc 12 $85,267 80.00%
Applexus Technologies Llc 12 $78,681 85.71%
Larsen Toubro Limited 12 $48,008 85.71%
The International School 12 $42,777 85.71%
Southern Oregon University 12 $58,579 85.71%
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital And Medical Center 12 $51,357 85.71%
Battelle Memorial Institute 12 $71,614 85.71%
Electrical Geodesics Inc 12 $70,847 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Modo Inc 1 $54,621 50.00%
Nemametrix Inc 1 $108,098 50.00%
Sunrise Tkd Inc 1 $51,418 50.00%
Cascades Holding Us Inc 1 $91,582 50.00%
Permacold Engineering Inc 1 $85,000 50.00%
Yu Yu One Inc Dba Hollands Bar Grill 1 $26,499 50.00%
Precision Structural Engineering Inc 1 $54,413 50.00%
Microchip Technology 1 $72,904 50.00%
Cedar Mill Bible Church 1 $49,442 50.00%
Saengurai Llc Dba Mee Sen Thai Eatery 1 $49,754 50.00%

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