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 %
Attra Inc 85 $61,500 90.43%
Ohiohealth Corp 84 $68,933 89.36%
Renee Systems Inc 84 $66,634 90.32%
Atos Syntel Inc 84 $68,883 90.32%
Microland Limited 84 $69,459 91.30%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services 83 $82,964 90.22%
Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc 82 $117,168 89.13%
Narwal Inc 82 $91,302 90.11%
Centric Consulting Llc 82 $75,163 90.11%
Exel Inc 82 $79,378 90.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chesterland Nurseries 1 $20,946 100.00%
J M Fruit Farm Llp 1 $35,714 100.00%
American Suncraft Co Inc 1 $23,088 100.00%
Tepe Land Services Llc 1 $45,760 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 78 2 1 $37,814 100.00%
Niese Maag Llc 1 $30,202 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 78 1 1 $35,714 100.00%
Jbo Harvesting Inc 1 $24,823 100.00%
F Mendoza Harvesting Llc 1 $33,051 100.00%
Bluebird Hills Farm 1 $17,098 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Dannon Company Inc 4 $77,756 23.53%
Nationwide Financial 4 $80,361 23.53%
Jlg Industries Inc 4 $66,175 23.53%
Cincom Systems Inc 4 $64,725 23.53%
Apex Industrial Technologies Llc 4 $77,225 25.00%
Ben Venue Laboratories Inc 4 $100,906 25.00%
Horizon Science Academy Dayton 4 $66,642 25.00%
Advizex Technologies Llc 4 $87,152 25.00%
Graphet Inc 4 $65,655 25.00%
Comresource Inc 4 $76,986 25.00%

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