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 %
India 3,080 $468,157 45.53%
China 619 $48,951 48.13%
Mexico 551 $42,217 54.13%
Philippines 388 $33,600 54.96%
South Korea 255 $31,280 41.46%
Nigeria 211 $40,747 58.45%
Vietnam 166 $29,460 47.43%
Canada 154 $790,635 53.85%
Ghana 92 $35,152 52.27%
Brazil 89 $61,515 54.94%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Devcare Solutions Ltd 93 $58,696 92.08%
Zaps Technocrats Inc 92 $81,633 91.09%
Dataformix Technologies Inc 91 $62,923 90.10%
Softvision Llc 91 $73,644 90.10%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 91 $93,258 90.10%
Syntel Inc 90 $61,913 90.00%
3i Infotech Inc 90 $65,561 91.84%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 90 $66,825 92.78%
Oberlin College 90 $45,496 92.78%
Denison University 90 $50,804 94.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lextant Corporation 5 $68,919 27.78%
Confour Systems Inc 5 $75,458 27.78%
Ernst Young Llp 5 $67,184 27.78%
Hewlett Packard Company 5 $78,624 27.78%
Corbus 5 $91,158 27.78%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 5 $86,890 27.78%
Express 5 $95,647 27.78%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co 5 $80,217 27.78%
Shawnee State University 5 $47,299 27.78%
Victorias Secret Service Company Llc 5 $71,822 29.41%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 2 $127,379 66.67%
Janitorial Services 2 $49,993 66.67%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 2 $120,339 66.67%
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing 2 $63,576 100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 2 $60,747 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $84,885 100.00%
Grantmaking And Giving Services 2 $114,026 100.00%
Scheduled Air Transportation 2 $46,322 100.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 2 $48,537 100.00%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 2 $64,574 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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