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 %
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 23 $33,467 82.14%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $47,211 82.14%
Occupational Therapists 22 $66,264 81.48%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 22 $33,027 81.48%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $52,281 84.62%
Landscape Architects 22 $46,548 88.00%
Education Administrators, All Other 21 $46,634 84.00%
Physical Scientists, All Other 21 $43,645 84.00%
Clinical Research Coordinators 21 $66,259 84.00%
Robotics Engineers 21 $97,631 84.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Managers 3 $82,777 25.00%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 3 $72,696 25.00%
Mechanical Drafters 3 $61,089 27.27%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 3 $51,030 27.27%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 3 $45,781 27.27%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 3 $45,649 27.27%
Curators 3 $49,303 27.27%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 3 $42,661 27.27%
Cooks, All Other 3 $23,913 27.27%
Animal Scientists 3 $41,392 27.27%
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 %
Bangladesh 29 $46,166 48.33%
Kenya 28 $4,443,323 48.28%
Germany 25 $66,871 43.10%
Syria 25 $92,530 45.45%
Egypt 24 $75,865 44.44%
Ukraine 22 $59,463 40.74%
France 22 $87,231 40.74%
Lebanon 21 $75,218 40.38%
Venezuela 21 $78,317 40.38%
Colombia 21 $43,942 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hcl America Inc 674 $70,600 98.54%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 646 $66,039 98.03%
Populus Group Llc 569 $86,290 87.94%
Cleveland Clinic 560 $87,014 88.89%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company 550 $70,878 90.02%
Virtusa Corporation 548 $80,289 89.69%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 547 $70,693 91.17%
Strategic Systems Inc 512 $74,475 86.78%
Photon Infotech Inc 508 $71,314 88.35%
The Huntington National Bank 503 $89,333 87.94%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Auria Fremont Llc 37 $34,320 36.63%
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company 37 $78,217 37.37%
Medpace Inc 36 $66,698 36.73%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc 35 $59,350 36.08%
Greenpro Services Inc 35 $24,987 36.08%
Oracle America Inc 35 $82,465 36.08%
Archents Inc 33 $101,641 35.48%
Technocraft Solutions Llc 33 $79,266 35.87%
V H Cooper Inc 30 $24,898 32.97%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc 27 $96,266 30.00%

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