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 %
Actuaries 11 $82,224 45.83%
Carpenters 11 $50,247 45.83%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 11 $24,794 47.83%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 10 $53,289 43.48%
Credit Analysts 10 $59,619 45.45%
Psychiatrists 10 $97,178 47.62%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $41,069 47.62%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 9 $19,480 42.86%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 9 $104,386 45.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 9 $60,914 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 %
India 3,354 $438,260 45.43%
China 660 $50,782 47.28%
Mexico 658 $42,536 52.14%
Philippines 585 $37,656 60.00%
South Korea 267 $32,156 41.27%
Nigeria 222 $41,568 45.96%
Vietnam 181 $29,331 48.53%
Canada 165 $744,682 47.97%
Nepal 126 $46,779 49.03%
Brazil 104 $59,210 46.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Populus Group 121 $68,700 89.63%
Columbus International Corporation 119 $66,200 88.81%
Dsw Inc 118 $80,521 88.72%
Luk Usa Llc 117 $59,371 88.64%
Intelligrated Headquarters Llc 117 $87,243 89.31%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 117 $49,316 93.60%
Caremark Llc 113 $79,893 90.40%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 113 $97,778 91.87%
The Scotts Company Llc 111 $100,491 91.74%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 111 $75,263 91.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
P Ianiros Lawn And Garden Inc 2 $26,083 100.00%
Sln Nursery Llc Et Al 2 $31,626 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr 2 $22,823 100.00%
Wm A Natorp 2 $21,102 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr Llc 2 $23,833 100.00%
The Greenspace Group Llc 2 $30,202 100.00%
Columbus Turf Llc 2 $18,924 100.00%
The Ohio Greenhouse Company 2 $36,764 100.00%
Bowling Farms Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Davis Tree Farm And Nursery Inc 2 $26,083 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medplus Inc A Quest Diagnostics Company 6 $85,561 26.09%
Heartland Employment Services Llc 6 $60,185 26.09%
John Carroll University 6 $43,765 26.09%
Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc 6 $73,421 26.09%
Republic Steel 6 $96,654 27.27%
Logicalis Inc 6 $99,188 27.27%
Central State University 6 $45,346 27.27%
Fmi Medical Systems Inc 6 $74,637 27.27%
Aeroseal Llc 6 $98,204 27.27%
Holzer Clinic Llc 6 $152,045 27.27%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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