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 %
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 %
Siritek Inc	78	$74,120	88.64%
St Vincent Charity Medical Center	78	$71,424	88.64%
Cyient Inc	78	$64,045	88.64%
Worldpay Llc	77	$103,629	88.51%
Digitek Software Inc	77	$90,250	88.51%
Usm Business Systems Inc	77	$67,209	90.59%
Louis Stokes Cleveland Va Medical Center	77	$148,829	90.59%
Archents Inc	77	$69,838	91.67%
Synapse Tech Services Inc	77	$80,298	91.67%
Prosoft Technology Group Inc	76	$85,546	91.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Spring Lake Nursery	1	$27,061	100.00%
Nemorio Resendiz	1	$31,845	100.00%
Landis Farms Inc	1	$37,814	100.00%
Burton K Sipp	1	$30,202	100.00%
Patterson Farms	1	$22,651	100.00%
Madison Shore Growers	1	$27,061	100.00%
Cistmont Farms	1	$21,861	100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 71 1	1	$37,814	100.00%
Macias Service Group	1	$23,533	100.00%
Jamies Mulch And Topsoil Inc	1	$17,971	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ms Consultants Inc	4	$86,934	26.67%
Ctl Engineering Inc	4	$62,764	26.67%
Siemens Industry Inc	4	$88,354	26.67%
Momentive Performance Materials Usa	4	$81,692	28.57%
Bearing Distributors Inc	4	$104,525	28.57%
Nitor Partners	4	$87,542	28.57%
Deloitte Tax Llp	4	$57,887	28.57%
Siemens Energy Inc	4	$98,967	28.57%
Unity Health Network Llc	4	$116,210	28.57%
Plaskolite	4	$86,632	28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pension Funds	36	$90,404	92.31%
Full Service Restaurants	35	$85,376	89.74%
All Other Miscellaneous Schools And Instruction	35	$67,161	89.74%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	34	$90,554	89.47%
Tax Preparation Services	34	$54,597	89.47%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	34	$78,644	89.47%
Hardware Manufacturing	34	$69,318	91.89%
Credit Card Issuing	33	$91,566	89.19%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing	33	$78,953	89.19%
Sewage Treatment Facilities	33	$82,320	89.19%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Residential Remodelers	8	$51,347	88.89%
Plastics Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing	8	$99,034	88.89%
Sewage Treatment Facilities	8	$92,315	88.89%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	8	$81,868	88.89%
Support Activities For Oil And Gas Operations	8	$89,162	88.89%
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping	8	$69,215	88.89%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing	8	$107,534	88.89%
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	8	$89,432	88.89%
Cheese Manufacturing	8	$89,097	88.89%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	8	$86,320	88.89%

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.