H1B Report
State comparison

Oregon vs California

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
Oregon
ORRank #24
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricOregonCalifornia
Total filings71,3921,684,275▲
National share %0.77%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#24#1▲
Top sponsorIntel Corporation INFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share21.4%3.2%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Oregon
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20102,491
FY20112,860
FY20123,103
FY20133,714
FY20144,595
FY20154,806
FY20164,718
FY20174,725
FY20184,645
FY2019807
FY20204,406
FY20218,254
FY20226,025
FY20235,629
FY20244,624
FY20254,420
FY20261,570
California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997

Top 5 sponsors — Oregon

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Oregon

Top 5 occupations — California

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