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 %
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 41 $70,345 91.11%
Anesthesiologists 39 $136,676 86.67%
Technical Writers 39 $48,189 86.67%
Mental Health Counselors 39 $39,645 88.64%
Clergy 37 $36,727 84.09%
Risk Management Specialists 37 $62,434 86.05%
Logistics Engineers 37 $70,936 86.05%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $48,885 85.71%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 36 $42,690 90.00%
Urban and Regional Planners 34 $51,086 85.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Norway 2 $52,156 50.00%
Croatia 2 $98,863 50.00%
Malawi 2 $78,988 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $29,182 50.00%
Iraq 2 $74,142 50.00%
Chile 2 $47,133 50.00%
Belarus 2 $20,070 50.00%
Sweden 2 $63,742 66.67%
Barbados 2 $29,182 66.67%
Georgia 2 $52,202 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Erico International Corporation 23 $74,411 92.00%
Procal Technologies Inc 23 $85,557 92.00%
Flairsoft Ltd 23 $73,226 92.00%
The Andersons Inc 23 $94,030 92.00%
Designer Brands Inc Fka Dsw Inc 23 $87,875 92.00%
Vcarve Inc 23 $65,453 92.00%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 23 $67,907 92.00%
Pharmaforce Inc 23 $69,954 92.00%
Ksit Consulting Inc 23 $71,017 92.00%
Cinergy Technology Inc 23 $79,517 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 1 $67,746 25.00%
The Garland Company Inc 1 $67,746 25.00%
Boc Water Hydraulics Inc 1 $56,118 25.00%
Merritt Woodwork 1 $110,947 25.00%
The Goddard School 1 $30,389 25.00%
Sajovie Brothers Landscaping Inc 1 $27,248 25.00%
Bober Markey Fedorovich 1 $116,314 25.00%
Mfs Supply Llc 1 $97,635 25.00%
Avure Technologies 1 $66,269 33.33%
Ohta Press Us Inc 1 $86,715 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