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 %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	59	$55,396	85.51%
Chief Executives	58	$180,934	90.63%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	56	$47,566	90.32%
Training and Development Specialists	54	$55,574	87.10%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	52	$46,238	83.87%
Logistics Analysts	52	$66,632	85.25%
Social Science Research Assistants	51	$35,416	85.00%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	48	$56,953	80.00%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	48	$50,720	84.21%
Construction Managers	48	$75,193	85.71%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	7	$51,584	43.75%
Natural Sciences Managers	7	$99,733	43.75%
Automotive Engineers	6	$95,843	37.50%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$32,890	37.50%
Chefs and Head Cooks	6	$41,285	37.50%
Cost Estimators	6	$59,405	37.50%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	6	$56,358	40.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$69,190	40.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$47,168	40.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	6	$138,438	40.00%

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 10,413 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Russia	21	$64,876	43.75%
Italy	19	$72,457	39.58%
Hong Kong	19	$35,165	46.34%
Guatemala	18	$39,836	43.90%
Cameroon	18	$34,152	48.65%
Thailand	18	$5,370,738	51.43%
Zimbabwe	17	$34,059	53.13%
Zambia	16	$41,281	50.00%
Israel	15	$64,481	50.00%
Sri Lanka	15	$68,861	51.72%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cresttek Llc	267	$67,366	90.20%
Logic Soft Inc	264	$59,939	89.49%
University Hospitals Medical Group Inc	263	$146,416	93.59%
The University Of Akron	253	$47,960	90.36%
The Research Institute At Nationwide Childrens Hospital	248	$48,179	90.18%
Express Llc	246	$99,484	90.77%
Everest Technologies Inc	244	$84,301	90.37%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	229	$77,725	89.11%
Csm Software Usa Llc	227	$67,688	88.33%
Mindtree Limited	227	$71,033	89.72%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rices Nursery Landscaping Inc	15	$24,940	26.79%
B B Launch Inc	15	$20,842	27.27%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc	15	$101,874	28.30%
Luxottica Retail North America Inc	15	$83,559	28.30%
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc	15	$82,146	28.30%
Horizon Educational Services Of Columbus	14	$62,128	27.45%
Snap On Business Solutions	14	$79,019	27.45%
Givaudan Flavors Corporation	14	$101,201	27.45%
Techorbit Inc	14	$68,978	28.00%
Realflex Applications Llc	14	$66,642	28.00%

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.