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 %
Clinical Data Managers 21 $70,451 84.00%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $54,275 83.33%
Aerospace Engineers 19 $70,370 82.61%
Sociologists 19 $48,303 82.61%
Librarians 19 $45,904 82.61%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $53,351 86.36%
Supply Chain Managers 19 $103,721 86.36%
Residential Advisors 18 $28,041 81.82%
Recreation Workers 18 $23,379 85.71%
Interior Designers 18 $41,829 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Scientists 3 $41,392 27.27%
Food Service Managers 3 $48,429 27.27%
Office Clerks, General 3 $25,029 27.27%
Administrative Services Managers 3 $54,648 27.27%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 3 $53,889 27.27%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $46,459 27.27%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 3 $42,342 30.00%
Commercial Pilots 2 $92,557 20.00%
Interpreters and Translators 2 $34,684 20.00%
Music Directors and Composers 2 $27,051 20.00%
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 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 %
Jago Link Inc 16 $51,308 94.12%
Trinuc Llc 16 $54,748 94.12%
Pegasus Technical Services Inc 16 $45,912 94.12%
Educational Solutions Company 16 $43,006 94.12%
Cleveland Asia Supermarket Inc 16 $53,117 94.12%
Co Ax Technology Inc 15 $59,585 88.24%
Viewray Inc 15 $74,683 88.24%
Bwi North America Inc 15 $72,402 88.24%
Checkfree Services Corporation 15 $75,985 88.24%
Firstgroup America Inc 15 $83,953 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gd Mobile Security America Inc 1 $45,864 50.00%
Henris Cloud Nine Bridal Shoppe Inc 1 $23,005 50.00%
Ohio Clinical Trials Inc 1 $53,830 50.00%
Cavitch Familo Durkin Co Lpa 1 $88,317 50.00%
Lexmark International Inc 1 $150,634 50.00%
Oak Hills Local 1 $42,620 50.00%
Harbor Inc 1 $52,333 50.00%
Rfid Enabled Solutions Llc 1 $105,934 50.00%
La Vera Express Catering Llc Dba La Vera Party Center 1 $24,149 50.00%
Axiom Product Development 1 $79,810 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Animal Production 8 $26,503 100.00%
Soybean Farming 7 $30,413 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Apiculture 6 $30,084 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 5 $30,301 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 5 $31,911 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 5 $31,574 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 4 $32,292 100.00%

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 $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