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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Engineering Technicians 4 $53,643 28.57%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 4 $42,307 28.57%
Animal Breeders 4 $43,930 28.57%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 4 $51,402 28.57%
Medical and Health Services Managers 4 $76,981 28.57%
Microbiologists 4 $38,205 28.57%
Auditors 4 $55,214 30.77%
Food Preparation Workers 4 $20,706 30.77%
Interpreters and Translators 3 $35,603 23.08%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 3 $65,846 23.08%
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 %
Atos It Solutions And Services Inc 134 $68,783 93.06%
Sterling Jewelers Inc 132 $85,723 92.31%
Us Bank National Association 132 $98,672 92.96%
The Procter Gamble Company 129 $80,573 90.85%
Racar Engineering Llc 128 $76,315 91.43%
Orbit Systems Inc 126 $60,509 91.97%
Metrohealth Medical Center 125 $92,704 91.24%
Altair Productdesign Inc 123 $77,521 89.78%
Avco Consulting Inc 122 $86,709 90.37%
Intelligrated Systems Llc 122 $71,351 90.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
His Bounty Orchard Farm Llc 3 $36,414 100.00%
Flowerland Garden Center Of Cleveland Inc 3 $34,826 100.00%
Bryant Agricultural Enterprise 3 $35,526 100.00%
Leuty Nursery 3 $23,719 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 2 $24,149 100.00%
Hord Personnel Services Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Briar Rose Nurseries Inc 2 $34,008 100.00%
Studebaker Nurseries Inc 2 2 $19,536 100.00%
Harvestco Llc 2 $31,023 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Oh Klynnursery 2 $36,764 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Root Inc 7 $73,998 28.00%
Nestl Rd Center Inc 7 $90,587 28.00%
Harco Manufacturing Group Llc 7 $80,062 29.17%
Pacheco Cement Inc 7 $32,665 29.17%
Dataeconomy Inc 7 $104,214 29.17%
The Bremec Group Inc 7 $28,392 29.17%
Signature It World Inc 7 $90,985 29.17%
A F Secor Nursery Llc 7 $22,963 29.17%
Roxane Laboratories Inc 6 $71,448 25.00%
Union Hospital Association 6 $107,033 26.09%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soybean Farming 9 $32,058 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 9 $27,760 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 8 $33,652 100.00%
Apiculture 7 $31,188 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 7 $32,448 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 6 $34,133 100.00%
Hay Farming 6 $37,430 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 160 $94,895 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians 158 $127,790 100.00%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 135 $37,384 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 128 $91,445 100.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 123 $25,421 100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 115 $31,426 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 114 $114,394 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 114 $690,325 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 112 $23,595 100.00%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 94 $78,897 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage