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%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1	$35,714	3.70%
Cooks, All Other	1	$37,814	3.85%
Helpers--Carpenters	1	$38,875	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 %
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 %
Integration Developer Network Llc	94	$73,558	91.26%
Paycor Inc	93	$76,781	91.18%
Devcare Solutions Ltd	93	$58,696	91.18%
3i Infotech Inc	92	$66,061	91.09%
Zaps Technocrats Inc	92	$81,633	91.09%
Denison University	92	$50,901	91.09%
Evoke Technologies	92	$84,297	91.09%
Mak Technologies Llc	92	$84,009	93.88%
Dataformix Technologies Inc	91	$62,923	93.81%
Softvision Llc	91	$73,644	93.81%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Co Alliance Cooperative Inc	2	$37,814	100.00%
Walnut Ridge Nursery Farm Llc	2	$27,167	100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Oh Cottage Garden	2	$35,714	100.00%
Wheeler Farms Ltd	2	$32,448	100.00%
Horizon Lawn Management	2	$21,403	100.00%
Portage Tree Farms	2	$36,764	100.00%
Tk Nurseries Llc	2	$36,764	100.00%
Clark Fruit And Vegetable Farm Inc	2	$37,814	100.00%
W S Yoe Nurseries Inc	2	$22,682	100.00%
Suncraft	2	$22,142	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Confour Systems Inc	5	$75,458	26.32%
Shawnee State University	5	$47,299	26.32%
Express	5	$95,647	26.32%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co	5	$80,217	26.32%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc	5	$86,890	26.32%
Corbus	5	$91,158	26.32%
Hewlett Packard Company	5	$78,624	27.78%
Om Group Inc	5	$61,868	27.78%
United Architectural Metals Inc	5	$46,717	27.78%
Mid State Physicians Llp	5	$156,100	27.78%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Plumbing Fixture Fitting And Trim Manufacturing	57	$85,575	90.48%
Used Car Dealers	56	$63,710	88.89%
Industrial Design Services	56	$65,942	88.89%
Professional Employer Organizations	55	$84,965	87.30%
Other Accounting Services	55	$65,268	88.71%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	55	$74,202	88.71%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	54	$66,407	87.10%
Employment Services	53	$70,258	85.48%
Reinsurance Carriers	52	$85,753	86.67%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	52	$71,790	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Packaging And Labeling Services	14	$79,490	87.50%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	14	$68,260	87.50%
Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	14	$69,689	93.33%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing	14	$83,301	93.33%
Plumbing Fixture Fitting And Trim Manufacturing	14	$92,526	93.33%
Other Accounting Services	13	$81,878	86.67%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Less Than Truckload	13	$77,895	86.67%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	13	$43,586	86.67%
Motor Vehicle Electrical And Electronic Equipment Manufacturing	13	$94,801	92.86%
Consumer Goods Rental	13	$52,291	92.86%

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.