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 %
Interior Designers 20 $42,361 83.33%
Librarians 19 $45,904 82.61%
Supply Chain Managers 19 $103,721 82.61%
Aerospace Engineers 19 $71,798 82.61%
Athletic Trainers 19 $37,209 82.61%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19 $32,047 86.36%
Speech-Language Pathologists 18 $57,230 85.71%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 18 $48,179 85.71%
Curators 18 $63,030 85.71%
Recreation Workers 18 $23,379 90.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Dizer Corp 188 $54,830 89.10%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 188 $67,125 89.95%
Windycity Technologies Inc 187 $89,091 89.47%
Keybank National Association 186 $81,836 90.73%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc 186 $87,321 90.73%
Racar International De Llc 185 $69,232 91.58%
Teradata Operations Inc 184 $80,033 92.00%
Philips Medical Systems Cleveland Inc 182 $73,983 91.92%
System Soft Technologies Llc 181 $67,072 92.35%
Ntt Data Inc 175 $85,826 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dc Inge Agriculture Llc 5 $33,725 100.00%
Spartans Agricultural Builders Inc 5 $33,733 100.00%
Agrico Labor Llc 5 $32,086 100.00%
Whitebarn Organics Llc 5 $31,920 100.00%
Grace Brothers Landscaping Inc 5 $28,055 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc 5 $36,600 100.00%
Ws Yoe Nurseries Inc 5 $23,724 100.00%
Spring Lake Nursery Llc 5 $33,396 100.00%
Niese Ag Llc 5 $34,919 100.00%
Nature Fresh Farms Usa Inc 4 $26,660 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mulberry Creek Greenhouses Inc 11 $25,834 28.95%
Horizon Science Academy Of Lorain Inc 10 $59,018 26.32%
Horizon Science Academy Toledo 10 $55,747 27.03%
Grob Systems Inc 10 $66,855 27.03%
Ianiro Landscaping Inc 10 $28,227 27.78%
Millmark Construction Inc 10 $51,979 27.78%
Narwal Inc 10 $100,258 28.57%
Vancuren Services Inc 10 $33,413 28.57%
Iflex Inc 10 $79,356 28.57%
Bwi North America Inc 9 $57,692 25.71%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soybean Farming 9 $32,058 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 9 $27,760 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 8 $33,652 100.00%
Apiculture 7 $31,188 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 7 $32,448 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 6 $34,133 100.00%
Hay Farming 6 $37,430 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 160 $94,895 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians 158 $127,790 100.00%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 135 $37,384 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 128 $91,445 100.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 123 $25,421 100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 115 $31,426 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 114 $114,394 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 114 $690,325 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 112 $23,595 100.00%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 94 $78,897 100.00%

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