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 %
Food Preparation Workers 4 $20,706 28.57%
Animal Breeders 4 $43,930 28.57%
Microbiologists 4 $38,205 28.57%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 4 $46,925 28.57%
Computer Network Support Specialists 4 $66,113 28.57%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 4 $53,643 28.57%
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 4 $21,371 30.77%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $45,403 30.77%
Cooks, All Other 3 $23,913 23.08%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 3 $42,661 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 %
Siritek Inc 78 $74,120 88.64%
St Vincent Charity Medical Center 78 $71,424 88.64%
Cyient Inc 78 $64,045 88.64%
Worldpay Llc 77 $103,629 88.51%
Digitek Software Inc 77 $90,250 88.51%
Usm Business Systems Inc 77 $67,209 90.59%
Louis Stokes Cleveland Va Medical Center 77 $148,829 90.59%
Archents Inc 77 $69,838 91.67%
Synapse Tech Services Inc 77 $80,298 91.67%
Prosoft Technology Group Inc 76 $85,546 91.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spring Lake Nursery 1 $27,061 100.00%
Nemorio Resendiz 1 $31,845 100.00%
Landis Farms Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Burton K Sipp 1 $30,202 100.00%
Patterson Farms 1 $22,651 100.00%
Madison Shore Growers 1 $27,061 100.00%
Cistmont Farms 1 $21,861 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 71 1 1 $37,814 100.00%
Macias Service Group 1 $23,533 100.00%
Jamies Mulch And Topsoil Inc 1 $17,971 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ms Consultants Inc 4 $86,934 26.67%
Ctl Engineering Inc 4 $62,764 26.67%
Siemens Industry Inc 4 $88,354 26.67%
Momentive Performance Materials Usa 4 $81,692 28.57%
Bearing Distributors Inc 4 $104,525 28.57%
Nitor Partners 4 $87,542 28.57%
Deloitte Tax Llp 4 $57,887 28.57%
Siemens Energy Inc 4 $98,967 28.57%
Unity Health Network Llc 4 $116,210 28.57%
Plaskolite 4 $86,632 28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 25 $30,985 100.00%
Corn Farming 23 $35,145 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 22 $31,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 21 $33,124 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 21 $34,026 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $28,382 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 15 $31,792 100.00%
Floriculture Production 14 $32,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $27,826 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $33,664 100.00%

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