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 %
Financial Quantitative Analysts	9	$60,914	45.00%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	9	$104,386	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 %
Integration Developer Network Llc	94	$73,558	91.26%
Paycor Inc	93	$76,781	91.18%
Devcare Solutions Ltd	93	$58,696	91.18%
3i Infotech Inc	92	$66,061	91.09%
Zaps Technocrats Inc	92	$81,633	91.09%
Denison University	92	$50,901	91.09%
Evoke Technologies	92	$84,297	91.09%
Mak Technologies Llc	92	$84,009	93.88%
Dataformix Technologies Inc	91	$62,923	93.81%
Softvision Llc	91	$73,644	93.81%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Co Alliance Cooperative Inc	2	$37,814	100.00%
Walnut Ridge Nursery Farm Llc	2	$27,167	100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Oh Cottage Garden	2	$35,714	100.00%
Wheeler Farms Ltd	2	$32,448	100.00%
Horizon Lawn Management	2	$21,403	100.00%
Portage Tree Farms	2	$36,764	100.00%
Tk Nurseries Llc	2	$36,764	100.00%
Clark Fruit And Vegetable Farm Inc	2	$37,814	100.00%
W S Yoe Nurseries Inc	2	$22,682	100.00%
Suncraft	2	$22,142	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Confour Systems Inc	5	$75,458	26.32%
Shawnee State University	5	$47,299	26.32%
Express	5	$95,647	26.32%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co	5	$80,217	26.32%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc	5	$86,890	26.32%
Corbus	5	$91,158	26.32%
Hewlett Packard Company	5	$78,624	27.78%
Om Group Inc	5	$61,868	27.78%
United Architectural Metals Inc	5	$46,717	27.78%
Mid State Physicians Llp	5	$156,100	27.78%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,930	$82,802	91.90%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,621	$133,958	90.41%
Management Consulting Services	1,574	$72,089	97.46%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,282	$91,173	93.51%
Commercial Banking	1,104	$86,267	80.82%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	1,069	$85,817	91.60%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	976	$51,110	87.38%
Offices Of Physicians	921	$146,677	85.83%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	918	$92,141	87.18%
Temporary Help Services	870	$82,989	88.50%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	544	$2,067,183	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	544	$79,869	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	531	$388,054	100.00%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	353	$90,967	100.00%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	255	$88,877	100.00%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	243	$37,216	100.00%
Commercial Banking	215	$69,361	100.00%
Temporary Help Services	212	$13,220,344	100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	193	$57,015	100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	176	$97,673	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.