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 %
Auditors	31	$54,968	83.78%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	31	$55,560	83.78%
Statistical Assistants	31	$42,092	83.78%
Mathematicians	30	$68,715	83.33%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	30	$36,158	83.33%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	29	$63,285	82.86%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	29	$69,181	82.86%
Neurologists	28	$144,284	82.35%
Lodging Managers	27	$42,902	81.82%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$58,613	87.10%

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 %
Teradyne Infotech	4	$69,753	80.00%
Unified Business Technologies Inc	4	$58,952	80.00%
Silicus Technologies Llc	4	$77,543	80.00%
It Ideology Llc	4	$67,272	80.00%
Sunrise Infotek Corp	4	$64,563	80.00%
Smartinsight Llc	4	$59,540	80.00%
Confour Systems Inc	4	$56,243	80.00%
Liberty Communication Software Solutions Inc	4	$61,272	80.00%
Zengenius Inc	4	$62,337	80.00%
Enterprise Qa Labs Inc	4	$72,077	80.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Gambling Industries	2	$33,134	66.67%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	2	$75,629	66.67%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	2	$117,967	66.67%
Technical And Trade Schools	2	$54,766	66.67%
Frozen Food Manufacturing	2	$91,603	66.67%
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	2	$64,000	66.67%
Industrial And Commercial Fan And Blower And Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing	2	$71,906	66.67%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing	2	$74,090	66.67%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing	2	$56,382	66.67%
Grantmaking And Giving Services	2	$114,026	66.67%

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.