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 %
Mechanical Drafters 3 $61,089 23.08%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 3 $36,081 23.08%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $39,833 23.08%
Commercial Pilots 3 $136,328 23.08%
Computer User Support Specialists 3 $47,313 23.08%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3 $25,362 23.08%
Interpreters and Translators 3 $35,603 23.08%
Animal Scientists 3 $41,392 25.00%
Curators 3 $49,303 25.00%
Food Service Managers 3 $48,429 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 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 %
Geometric Americas Inc 172 $71,030 89.12%
Kettering Medical Center 170 $60,082 88.54%
University Of Dayton 168 $48,492 88.42%
Randstad Technologies Llc 168 $81,755 88.42%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 167 $61,590 88.83%
Medpace Inc 165 $68,344 89.19%
Technumen Inc 165 $90,414 90.66%
Oracle America Inc 164 $93,702 90.61%
Cintas Corporation 164 $108,316 92.66%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 164 $58,531 92.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Giii Harvesting Llc 4 $33,940 100.00%
Mattes Landscaping Inc 4 $34,195 100.00%
Studebaker Nurseries Inc 1 4 $19,451 100.00%
Drewes Farms Partnership 4 $34,382 100.00%
Huffman Fruit Farm Llc 4 $34,606 100.00%
Hobby Nursery 4 $21,024 100.00%
Ag Installers Inc 4 $38,147 100.00%
Carey Michael 4 $26,489 100.00%
Jb Farm Market Llc 4 $31,300 100.00%
Obersons Nursery And Landscapes Inc 4 $32,703 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dassault Systemes Simulia 9 $82,530 26.47%
Alliance Physicians Inc 9 $178,281 26.47%
Frieden Landscaping Design And Installation Dba Frieden Landscaping Inc 9 $8,368,926 26.47%
Safelite Group Inc 9 $96,535 27.27%
Unique Landscaping Llc 9 $28,894 27.27%
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation 9 $83,946 27.27%
General Electric Company 9 $120,002 27.27%
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc 9 $70,630 27.27%
Outdoorfx Inc 9 $39,000 27.27%
Revel It Inc 9 $90,309 28.13%

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