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
150,495 92.08% $73,169 H-1B
10,666 6.53% $210,636 PERM
1,306 0.80% $29,056 H-2A
968 0.59% $85,548 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 163,435 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 150,495 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.08% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 10,666 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.53% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cost Estimators 68 $54,460 89.47%
Economists 68 $88,644 89.47%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 67 $54,093 91.78%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 67 $52,229 91.78%
Manufacturing Engineers 65 $76,102 89.04%
Computer Network Support Specialists 64 $55,418 88.89%
Validation Engineers 63 $72,377 87.50%
Compliance Officers 60 $55,397 84.51%
Pharmacists 60 $94,765 85.71%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 59 $55,348 85.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants 8 $58,006 44.44%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 8 $59,922 44.44%
Purchasing Managers 8 $98,421 47.06%
Construction Managers 8 $74,100 47.06%
Public Relations Specialists 8 $45,183 47.06%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 7 $44,301 41.18%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 7 $51,584 41.18%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $45,351 41.18%
Chief Executives 7 $123,680 41.18%
Compliance Officers 7 $72,191 43.75%
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 10,413 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Portugal 3 $76,435 50.00%
Libya 3 $135,762 50.00%
Bolivia 3 $61,561 50.00%
Ecuador 3 $56,805 50.00%
Albania 3 $34,632 50.00%
Palestine 3 $111,846 60.00%
Serbia 3 $46,729 60.00%
Tanzania 2 $68,723 40.00%
St Lucia 2 $32,761 50.00%
Afghanistan 2 $38,490 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
K9 Sys Inc 18 $75,611 90.00%
Infogain Corporation 18 $84,966 90.00%
Usa Instruments Inc 18 $81,954 90.00%
Vizion Technologies Llc 18 $79,546 90.00%
Aci Infotech Inc 18 $74,078 90.00%
A Caring Doctor Minnesota Pa 18 $79,425 90.00%
Lextant Corporation 18 $59,728 90.00%
Tanisha Systems Inc 18 $67,771 90.00%
Navel Technologies Inc 18 $55,494 90.00%
Stat9 Technologies Inc 18 $76,379 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
West Chester Dental Group 1 $81,557 33.33%
Gerdau Macsteel Atmosphere Annealing 1 $59,218 33.33%
Timcal America Inc 1 $75,837 33.33%
Hartville Group Inc 1 $67,309 33.33%
The Freedonia Group Inc 1 $52,936 33.33%
Neuco Inc 1 $111,779 33.33%
Medina County Schools Esc 1 $44,990 33.33%
Southeast Chiropractic Therapy Center 1 $45,302 33.33%
University Of Dayton Research Institute 1 $34,980 33.33%
Engineering Consultants Group Inc 1 $69,930 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 58,567 $69,673 92.78%
Computer Systems Design Services 11,736 $76,566 93.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,829 $51,593 83.53%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,490 $74,793 96.65%
Engineering Services 5,476 $67,533 88.62%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,923 $74,335 87.15%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,770 $84,757 91.59%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,536 $93,132 93.84%
Other Computer Related Services 2,869 $69,169 90.33%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,196 $71,092 97.51%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 238 $29,536 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 191 $31,033 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 136 $31,814 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 125 $31,043 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 83 $26,037 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $31,427 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 53 $30,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 41 $32,390 100.00%
Apple Orchards 31 $30,882 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,230 $203,458 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,669 $20,960 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,020 $29,202 68.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 721 $229,029 70.69%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 710 $90,549 73.27%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 538 $2,089,110 74.62%
Engineering Services 538 $81,314 75.77%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 529 $81,737 77.79%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 523 $392,478 97.21%
Other Computer Related Services 504 $78,701 93.68%

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 $73,169. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage