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 %
Database Administrators	1,624	$72,195	90.83%
Electrical Engineers	1,602	$72,463	91.96%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	1,558	$74,798	93.24%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	1,519	$75,139	92.40%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,486	$63,244	92.41%
Operations Research Analysts	1,425	$68,264	89.79%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,287	$121,375	88.03%
Industrial Engineers	1,260	$71,367	91.77%
Internists, General	1,069	$119,575	88.94%
Statisticians	1,043	$70,075	89.30%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	2	$36,764	7.41%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$41,517	7.41%
Helpers--Carpenters	1	$38,875	3.70%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1	$35,714	3.85%
Cooks, All Other	1	$37,814	4.17%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Helpers--Production Workers	201	$22,399	119.64%
Software Developers, Systems Software	149	$97,481	90.85%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	128	$960,151	82.58%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	120	$129,551	85.71%
Electrical Engineers	115	$77,880	82.14%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	98	$30,017	70.50%
Industrial Engineers	95	$75,608	73.08%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	80	$24,938	66.12%
Database Administrators	79	$3,852,048	65.83%
Accountants and Auditors	79	$70,760	70.54%

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 %
Pakistan	102	$58,596	46.36%
Ghana	98	$35,714	46.01%
Turkey	63	$63,728	36.21%
Bangladesh	54	$35,957	38.57%
United Kingdom	53	$82,698	40.46%
Dominican Republic	50	$32,221	40.00%
Iran	48	$56,466	40.00%
Cambodia	44	$24,822	43.56%
Jamaica	40	$34,082	43.96%
Taiwan	33	$58,636	39.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	9,260	$64,063	99.56%
Infosys Limited	4,602	$67,984	99.48%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	4,000	$85,807	98.50%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	3,632	$96,328	92.99%
Accenture Llp	3,282	$76,188	98.29%
Capgemini America Inc	2,799	$77,856	92.93%
Wipro Limited	2,760	$67,250	93.94%
Ernst Young Us Llp	2,258	$75,152	80.27%
The Ohio State University	1,967	$55,594	85.86%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,777	$77,440	97.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Del Norte Harvesting Llc	88	$34,180	100.00%
Wiers Farm Inc	45	$32,079	100.00%
Willoway Nurseries Inc	43	$28,290	100.00%
Manzana Llc	32	$33,371	100.00%
Rhoads Farm Inc	28	$26,617	100.00%
Brenckle Farms Inc	27	$28,095	100.00%
Wittens Produce Patch Inc	23	$31,218	100.00%
Columbus Turf Nursery Ltd	22	$28,823	100.00%
Gillmor Farms Inc	20	$29,644	100.00%
The Wm A Natorp Company	19	$29,129	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co	754	$91,754	77.33%
Gerber Poultry Inc	466	$22,420	61.80%
Case Farms Processing Inc	446	$23,375	80.36%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation	410	$64,955	74.01%
Information Control Company Llc	254	$77,933	54.51%
Yashco Systems Inc	164	$101,136	36.77%
American Business Solutions Inc	141	$99,765	34.39%
Deemsys Inc	141	$86,052	35.16%
Kent State University	106	$48,597	31.09%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut	98	$84,660	31.51%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Financial Vehicles	10	$68,609	90.91%
Home Centers	9	$93,103	81.82%
Steel Wire Drawing	9	$64,448	81.82%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	9	$55,336	81.82%
Glass Product Manufacturing Made Of Purchased Glass	9	$88,982	81.82%
Residential Building Construction	9	$53,003	81.82%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	9	$75,513	81.82%
Regulation And Administration Of Transportation Programs	9	$71,247	90.00%
Biological Product Except Diagnostic Manufacturing	9	$77,615	90.00%
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	9	$91,802	90.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nonresidential Property Managers	2	$79,102	66.67%
Natural Gas Distribution	2	$66,040	66.67%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books	2	$82,691	66.67%
Real Estate Property Managers	2	$74,891	66.67%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing	2	$69,119	66.67%
Metal Crown Closure And Other Metal Stamping Except Automotive	2	$74,599	66.67%
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2	$81,255	66.67%
Securities Commodity Contracts And Other Financial Investments And Related Activities	2	$54,933	66.67%
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$69,878	100.00%
All Other Legal Services	2	$54,434	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.