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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Laborers 4 $34,502 30.77%
Medical and Health Services Managers 4 $76,981 33.33%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 3 $42,661 25.00%
Office Clerks, General 3 $25,029 25.00%
Administrative Services Managers 3 $54,648 25.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 3 $49,976 25.00%
Food Service Managers 3 $48,429 25.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 3 $42,342 25.00%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 3 $65,166 25.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $46,459 25.00%
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 %
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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,673 $62,880 99.58%
Infosys Limited 4,515 $67,462 99.49%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,504 $84,070 98.51%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,196 $93,287 93.67%
Accenture Llp 3,107 $74,606 98.29%
Wipro Limited 2,706 $66,849 91.51%
Capgemini America Inc 2,677 $76,735 95.37%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,008 $72,636 80.16%
The Ohio State University 1,745 $55,402 85.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,706 $75,986 98.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co 706 $90,602 72.41%
Gerber Poultry Inc 452 $22,371 64.02%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 403 $64,899 72.61%
Case Farms Processing Inc 389 $22,773 70.73%
Information Control Company Llc 254 $77,933 56.19%
Yashco Systems Inc 154 $100,336 38.21%
Deemsys Inc 141 $86,052 36.25%
American Business Solutions Inc 137 $98,174 42.28%
Kent State University 105 $48,450 36.59%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut 98 $84,660 36.16%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 1 $38,230 50.00%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing 1 $59,613 50.00%
Support Activities For Air Transportation 1 $110,240 50.00%
Amusement Arcades 1 $63,981 50.00%
Paper Mills 1 $78,416 50.00%
Malt Manufacturing 1 $59,446 50.00%
Security Guards And Patrol Services 1 $108,742 50.00%
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing 1 $50,232 50.00%
Other Personal Care Services 1 $68,619 50.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 1 $52,270 50.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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