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 %
Denmark 1 $68,990 33.33%
Estonia 1 $46,010 33.33%
Grenada 1 $58,157 33.33%
Lesotho 1 $29,182 33.33%
Belize 1 $39,740 33.33%
Panama 1 $110,053 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,620 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $45,698 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $29,182 50.00%
Cyprus 1 $70,616 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ardent Technologies Inc 82 $58,286 91.11%
Amazon Web Services Inc 82 $96,239 91.11%
Columbus Technology Solutions Inc 81 $90,434 90.00%
Ascena Retail Group Inc 80 $105,554 88.89%
Youngstown State University 80 $52,984 88.89%
Intone Networks Inc 79 $69,389 87.78%
Fairview Hospital 79 $60,141 88.76%
Mvhe Inc 79 $118,200 88.76%
First Tek Inc 78 $62,768 88.64%
Midland Guardian Co 78 $88,824 88.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Innovative Nursery And Supply Ltd 1 $37,814 100.00%
Crosley Enterprises Dba Stonelick Tree Farm 1 $20,592 100.00%
Ultimate Landscaping Solutions Llc 1 $35,714 100.00%
Henderson Turf Farm 1 $22,547 100.00%
Robert Clark Cline 1 $35,714 100.00%
Stachowski Alpacas 1 $24,419 100.00%
Cherrybend Pheasant Farms Llc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Seger Farms Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Carolina Agriculture Llc 1 $35,714 100.00%
J R Farms Llc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Interstate Insurance Company 4 $85,181 25.00%
University Of Mount Union 4 $46,360 25.00%
Entrypoint Consulting Llc 4 $73,897 26.67%
Maxion Wheels Akron Llc 4 $85,426 26.67%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division 4 $96,226 26.67%
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc 4 $80,580 26.67%
Toledo Molding Die Inc 4 $61,006 26.67%
General Motors Company 4 $85,935 26.67%
Johnson Controls Inc 4 $83,179 26.67%
The Equity Engineering Group Inc 4 $82,971 26.67%

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