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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Ohio Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
162,437 91.94% $74,594 H-1B
11,590 6.56% $198,926 PERM
1,590 0.90% $30,673 H-2A
1,062 0.60% $87,722 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 176,679 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 162,437 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.94% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,590 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.56% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 30,140 $81,160 91.13%
Computer Systems Analysts 21,549 $70,313 93.06%
Computer Programmers 14,383 $58,451 93.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 8,841 $69,032 92.20%
Mechanical Engineers 4,966 $70,808 88.84%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,178 $85,180 91.43%
Management Analysts 2,372 $68,589 92.84%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,304 $102,733 90.18%
Accountants and Auditors 1,683 $54,795 84.28%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,626 $49,191 89.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,282 $357,220 97.65%
Nursing Assistants 687 $29,182 53.38%
Computer Systems Analysts 682 $86,831 146.35%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 386 $21,644 108.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 332 $90,323 105.73%
Internists, General 322 $102,210 119.26%
Mechanical Engineers 302 $77,086 112.69%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 287 $24,946 111.24%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 253 $25,691 115.53%
Statisticians 218 $60,928 105.83%
Ohio Employees Over Time
Ohio has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 7,141 employees were hired. Ohio peaked in 2016 with 14,083 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Azerbaijan 1 $39,354 33.33%
Kosovo 1 $39,624 33.33%
Paraguay 1 $22,443 33.33%
Sierra Leone 1 $29,550 33.33%
Mali 1 $69,618 33.33%
Laos 1 $45,760 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $42,298 50.00%
Botswana 1 $44,820 50.00%
Finland 1 $90,600 50.00%
Armenia 1 $91,707 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Integration Developer Network Llc 94 $73,558 91.26%
Paycor Inc 93 $76,781 91.18%
Devcare Solutions Ltd 93 $58,696 91.18%
3i Infotech Inc 92 $66,061 91.09%
Zaps Technocrats Inc 92 $81,633 91.09%
Denison University 92 $50,901 91.09%
Evoke Technologies 92 $84,297 91.09%
Mak Technologies Llc 92 $84,009 93.88%
Dataformix Technologies Inc 91 $62,923 93.81%
Softvision Llc 91 $73,644 93.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Co Alliance Cooperative Inc 2 $37,814 100.00%
Walnut Ridge Nursery Farm Llc 2 $27,167 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Oh Cottage Garden 2 $35,714 100.00%
Wheeler Farms Ltd 2 $32,448 100.00%
Horizon Lawn Management 2 $21,403 100.00%
Portage Tree Farms 2 $36,764 100.00%
Tk Nurseries Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Clark Fruit And Vegetable Farm Inc 2 $37,814 100.00%
W S Yoe Nurseries Inc 2 $22,682 100.00%
Suncraft 2 $22,142 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Confour Systems Inc 5 $75,458 26.32%
Shawnee State University 5 $47,299 26.32%
Express 5 $95,647 26.32%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co 5 $80,217 26.32%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 5 $86,890 26.32%
Corbus 5 $91,158 26.32%
Hewlett Packard Company 5 $78,624 27.78%
Om Group Inc 5 $61,868 27.78%
United Architectural Metals Inc 5 $46,717 27.78%
Mid State Physicians Llp 5 $156,100 27.78%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 62,245 $70,827 92.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,740 $78,176 93.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,525 $52,124 83.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,730 $75,657 96.68%
Engineering Services 5,959 $68,791 88.22%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 5,215 $75,520 87.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,264 $85,149 91.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,985 $95,876 93.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,051 $70,902 90.56%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,461 $73,564 97.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 288 $31,150 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 256 $32,832 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 169 $32,961 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 154 $32,375 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 88 $27,049 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $33,814 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 60 $31,425 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 42 $32,519 100.00%
Apple Orchards 37 $32,006 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,392 $198,480 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,740 $21,198 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,536 $51,815 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,332 $29,171 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 985 $91,705 100.00%
Landscaping Services 788 $28,609 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 758 $91,698 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 741 $225,207 100.00%
Engineering Services 571 $81,224 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 570 $83,340 100.00%

Ohio Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Ohio to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Ohio over all years is $74,594. 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