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 %
Idhasoft Inc 26 $55,878 92.86%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 26 $91,017 92.86%
Onward Technologies Inc 26 $71,064 92.86%
Frontier Technologies Llc 26 $64,914 92.86%
Alkermes Inc 26 $85,524 92.86%
International Paper 26 $65,414 92.86%
Clutchpoint Llc 26 $63,291 92.86%
Clear Thought Solutions Llc 25 $59,581 89.29%
It Trailblazers Llc 25 $65,893 89.29%
Greenbyte Technologies Llc 25 $61,842 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
El Guiso Ltd Dba La Charrita Mexican Grill 1 $20,758 25.00%
Tgs Dublin Llc 1 $51,314 25.00%
Radah Corporation Dba Hampton Inn West 1 $51,646 25.00%
Anthony H Spann Dds Assocs Tuttle Crossing Co 1 $98,758 25.00%
Eu Compliance Services 1 $53,290 25.00%
Cp Technologies Inc 1 $56,243 25.00%
The Pediatric Center Inc 1 $108,576 25.00%
Towing Electrical Systems 1 $45,053 25.00%
The J M Smucker Company 1 $39,874 25.00%
Kidney Care Specialists Llc 1 $166,400 25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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