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 %
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	94	$73,397	84.68%
Computer Hardware Engineers	93	$71,571	86.11%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	93	$93,240	88.57%
Actuaries	90	$72,598	89.11%
Surgeons	84	$181,436	87.50%
Medical and Health Services Managers	83	$87,533	87.37%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	81	$54,480	87.10%
Budget Analysts	76	$60,040	85.39%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	76	$48,658	87.36%
Cost Estimators	76	$57,578	87.36%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Packers and Packagers, Hand	11	$24,794	45.83%
Carpenters	11	$50,247	45.83%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$38,911	47.83%
Psychiatrists	10	$97,178	43.48%
Credit Analysts	10	$59,619	45.45%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$41,069	47.62%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	10	$53,289	47.62%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	9	$104,386	42.86%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	9	$60,914	45.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$44,649	45.00%

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 %
Guatemala	31	$33,964	46.97%
Japan	31	$73,760	47.69%
Germany	30	$71,961	46.15%
Kenya	30	$4,150,433	47.62%
Ukraine	28	$59,351	44.44%
Egypt	27	$72,320	43.55%
Colombia	26	$42,623	44.83%
Syria	26	$92,231	44.83%
Lebanon	24	$74,605	42.11%
Russia	23	$63,379	41.82%

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.