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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,530 $75,203 91.56%
Accountants and Auditors 1,514 $53,662 92.09%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,488 $63,247 91.18%
Electrical Engineers 1,457 $70,913 90.61%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,443 $48,536 91.39%
Operations Research Analysts 1,329 $67,420 89.74%
Industrial Engineers 1,107 $69,972 86.42%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,096 $116,960 93.36%
Internists, General 1,070 $119,556 91.61%
Statisticians 985 $69,718 86.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1 $35,714 4.17%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $33,051 4.55%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Production Workers 189 $22,053 116.67%
Software Developers, Systems Software 149 $97,481 93.13%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 128 $960,151 82.58%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 115 $127,819 82.14%
Electrical Engineers 110 $77,693 82.09%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 94 $29,794 78.33%
Industrial Engineers 93 $75,232 78.15%
Database Administrators 78 $3,900,304 67.83%
Accountants and Auditors 76 $70,400 67.86%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 70 $44,139 72.16%
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 %
Mahantech Corporation 15 $81,529 88.24%
S R International Inc 15 $55,515 88.24%
Capsquare Systems Inc 15 $79,276 88.24%
Astir Services Llc 15 $60,723 88.24%
Openbox Solutions Inc 15 $63,706 88.24%
Inspirage Llc 15 $92,126 88.24%
Marietta Memorial Hospital 15 $57,757 88.24%
The Davey Tree Expert Company 15 $78,237 88.24%
Firelands Regional Medical Center 15 $125,932 88.24%
Otterbein University 15 $56,736 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crossroads Food Services Llc 1 $28,309 50.00%
The Right Cut Landscape Services Inc Dba Trc Landscape Services Inc 1 $25,438 50.00%
1st Choice Providers Llc 1 $22,984 50.00%
Richard Health Systems Llc 1 $99,091 50.00%
Certified Security Solutions Inc 1 $73,902 50.00%
Testlink Usa Inc 1 $157,602 50.00%
Acumatica Inc 1 $86,590 50.00%
Surgical Theater Llc 1 $78,229 50.00%
Wood Lamping Llp 1 $86,278 50.00%
Geronimo Painting Co 1 $40,269 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 22 $30,053 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 17 $31,571 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 17 $32,021 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $26,495 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 15 $32,650 100.00%
Corn Farming 15 $31,853 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 13 $31,027 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $26,827 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 9 $32,742 100.00%
Floriculture Production 9 $29,402 100.00%

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