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 %
Drive My Way Inc 4 $82,654 100.00%
Ambay Inc 4 $62,442 100.00%
Fb Global Plumbing Group Llc 4 $88,530 100.00%
Systime Computer Corporation 4 $67,418 100.00%
Valira Llc 4 $72,551 100.00%
Kleinfelder Inc 4 $90,938 100.00%
Wailea Systems Llc 4 $67,459 100.00%
Mars Petcare Us Inc 4 $77,610 100.00%
Inventrio Llc 4 $75,478 100.00%
Stoneridge Control Devices Inc 4 $71,282 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 25 $30,985 100.00%
Corn Farming 23 $35,145 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 22 $31,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 21 $33,124 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 21 $34,026 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $28,382 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 15 $31,792 100.00%
Floriculture Production 14 $32,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $27,826 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $33,664 100.00%

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