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 %
Savvy Info Systems Inc 70 $73,682 89.74%
L Brands Service Company Llc 69 $94,046 89.61%
Tavant Technologies Inc 69 $70,504 89.61%
Cisco Systems Inc 69 $90,451 89.61%
Ascena Retail Group 69 $92,175 90.79%
Nisum Technologies Inc 68 $102,585 89.47%
Cyberthink Inc 68 $66,202 89.47%
Natsoft Corporation 68 $76,517 89.47%
Prior Media Llc 68 $66,359 90.67%
Idexcel Inc 67 $71,819 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Davey Tree Expert Company 1 $37,814 100.00%
Tim Parks 1 $25,106 100.00%
Jones Fish Hatcheries Dist Inc 1 $21,736 100.00%
Stockslagers Greenhouse And Garden Center Inc 1 $31,845 100.00%
Continental Connect Llc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Tepe Environmental Services Ltd 1 $17,971 100.00%
Sekel Management Group Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Maple Drive Farms 1 $27,061 100.00%
Madison Shore Growers Llc 1 $26,894 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 23 1 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jsw Steel Usa Ohio Inc 4 $120,588 30.77%
Royal Landscape Incorporated 4 $23,150 30.77%
Dohner Ltd 4 $36,712 30.77%
Boiling Seafood Llc 4 $29,692 30.77%
Worldpay Integrated Payments Solutions Inc 4 $110,219 30.77%
Prior Media Llc 4 $70,091 30.77%
Gogi Enterprises Inc 4 $53,810 30.77%
Sita Information Networking Computing Usa Inc 4 $74,225 30.77%
Celeste Frate Inc Dba Frate Landscaping 4 $22,527 30.77%
Super Deal Auto Group Llc 4 $69,165 30.77%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soybean Farming 9 $32,058 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 9 $27,760 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 8 $33,652 100.00%
Apiculture 7 $31,188 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 7 $32,448 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 6 $34,133 100.00%
Hay Farming 6 $37,430 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 160 $94,895 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians 158 $127,790 100.00%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 135 $37,384 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 128 $91,445 100.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 123 $25,421 100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 115 $31,426 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 114 $114,394 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 114 $690,325 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 112 $23,595 100.00%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 94 $78,897 100.00%

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