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 %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 76 $52,551 92.68%
Sales Managers 75 $97,287 91.46%
Economists 75 $88,498 93.75%
Managers, All Other 72 $85,649 92.31%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 70 $54,174 89.74%
Pharmacists 64 $95,181 82.05%
Compliance Officers 64 $56,047 84.21%
Computer Network Support Specialists 64 $55,418 86.49%
Manufacturing Engineers 63 $76,115 85.14%
Validation Engineers 63 $72,377 86.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $44,649 45.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $54,316 45.00%
Economists 9 $90,741 47.37%
Accountants 8 $58,006 42.11%
Purchasing Managers 8 $98,421 42.11%
Public Relations Specialists 8 $45,183 42.11%
Construction Managers 8 $74,100 44.44%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 8 $50,981 44.44%
Lawyers 8 $83,411 44.44%
Veterinarians 8 $67,911 44.44%
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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 9,260 $64,063 99.56%
Infosys Limited 4,602 $67,984 99.48%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,000 $85,807 98.50%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,632 $96,328 92.99%
Accenture Llp 3,282 $76,188 98.29%
Capgemini America Inc 2,799 $77,856 92.93%
Wipro Limited 2,760 $67,250 93.94%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,258 $75,152 80.27%
The Ohio State University 1,967 $55,594 85.86%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,777 $77,440 97.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 88 $34,180 100.00%
Wiers Farm Inc 45 $32,079 100.00%
Willoway Nurseries Inc 43 $28,290 100.00%
Manzana Llc 32 $33,371 100.00%
Rhoads Farm Inc 28 $26,617 100.00%
Brenckle Farms Inc 27 $28,095 100.00%
Wittens Produce Patch Inc 23 $31,218 100.00%
Columbus Turf Nursery Ltd 22 $28,823 100.00%
Gillmor Farms Inc 20 $29,644 100.00%
The Wm A Natorp Company 19 $29,129 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co 754 $91,754 77.33%
Gerber Poultry Inc 466 $22,420 61.80%
Case Farms Processing Inc 446 $23,375 80.36%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 410 $64,955 74.01%
Information Control Company Llc 254 $77,933 54.51%
Yashco Systems Inc 164 $101,136 36.77%
American Business Solutions Inc 141 $99,765 34.39%
Deemsys Inc 141 $86,052 35.16%
Kent State University 106 $48,597 31.09%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut 98 $84,660 31.51%

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