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
150,495 92.08% $73,169 H-1B
10,666 6.53% $210,636 PERM
1,306 0.80% $29,056 H-2A
968 0.59% $85,548 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 163,435 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 150,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.08% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 10,666 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.53% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 30,324 $81,179 91.69%
Computer Systems Analysts 21,555 $70,315 93.11%
Computer Programmers 14,387 $58,455 93.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 8,858 $69,025 92.40%
Mechanical Engineers 4,554 $69,439 89.24%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,192 $85,196 91.83%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,307 $102,745 90.29%
Management Analysts 2,272 $67,774 92.73%
Database Administrators 1,624 $72,195 90.52%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,560 $74,859 87.25%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,277 $357,796 97.43%
Nursing Assistants 687 $29,182 69.46%
Computer Systems Analysts 681 $86,808 150.66%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 386 $21,644 109.97%
Computer Occupations, All Other 332 $90,323 105.73%
Internists, General 322 $102,210 119.26%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 287 $24,946 107.09%
Mechanical Engineers 287 $76,703 114.80%
Statisticians 212 $60,999 102.91%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 206 $25,621 125.61%
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 10,413 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 3,080 $468,157 45.53%
China 619 $48,951 48.13%
Mexico 551 $42,217 54.13%
Philippines 388 $33,600 54.96%
South Korea 255 $31,280 41.46%
Nigeria 211 $40,747 58.45%
Vietnam 166 $29,460 47.43%
Canada 154 $790,635 53.85%
Ghana 92 $35,152 52.27%
Brazil 89 $61,515 54.94%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Enternet Business Systems Inc 54 $64,689 90.00%
Luxottica Retail North America Inc 53 $85,885 88.33%
Seal Consulting Inc 53 $58,708 88.33%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 53 $62,970 88.33%
Eaton Corporation 53 $83,992 88.33%
Dmi Big Data Insights Llc 53 $68,990 88.33%
Dash Technologies Inc 53 $83,940 88.33%
E Giants Technologies Llc 52 $81,073 86.67%
Trimble Inc 52 $82,962 88.14%
Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Llc 52 $59,272 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tdci Inc 3 $73,119 33.33%
Stoneridge Inc 3 $70,838 33.33%
Ovation Polymer Technology Engineered Materials 3 $80,136 33.33%
American Security Insurance Company 3 $77,744 33.33%
Paragon Consulting Inc 3 $77,224 33.33%
Cincinnati Asia Market Inc 3 $57,130 33.33%
Hospital Medicine Services Of Ohio Inc 3 $247,902,720 33.33%
Perficient Inc 3 $74,297 33.33%
Nsb Retail Systems Inc 3 $77,580 33.33%
Graftech International Holdings Inc 3 $91,714 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Training 3 $54,247 75.00%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 3 $69,292 75.00%
Business Service Centers 3 $54,934 75.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 3 $72,544 75.00%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 3 $83,089 75.00%
Offices Of Podiatrists 3 $63,170 75.00%
Museums Historical Sites And Similar Institutions 3 $46,577 75.00%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 3 $42,460 75.00%
Passenger Car Leasing 3 $98,010 75.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 3 $45,912 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $73,169. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage