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 %
Harco Manufacturing Group Llc	32	$64,436	88.89%
Axon Solutions Inc	32	$73,588	88.89%
Antra Inc	32	$72,552	88.89%
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake Llc	32	$76,357	88.89%
Focussoft Tech Inc	32	$81,158	88.89%
Jean Martin Inc	32	$72,060	88.89%
Central Mutual Insurance Company	32	$85,632	88.89%
Citiustech Inc	32	$84,162	91.43%
The College Of Wooster	32	$46,853	91.43%
Healthedge Software Inc	32	$98,816	91.43%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Zenith Academy	2	$57,490	40.00%
Transportation Research Center Inc	2	$82,181	40.00%
Pieralisi North America Inc	2	$61,756	40.00%
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp	2	$95,609	40.00%
Flexicorps Inc	2	$73,476	40.00%
The Global Accounting Solutions Inc	2	$62,265	40.00%
Rumpke Of Ohio Inc	2	$70,544	40.00%
Jefferson Health Plan	2	$42,370	40.00%
Quotient Technology Inc	2	$102,991	40.00%
Mr Sushi Inc	2	$32,272	40.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	799	$43,893	92.26%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	683	$88,064	94.86%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	609	$59,278	90.76%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	573	$70,846	90.66%
Offices Of Dentists	420	$115,818	87.50%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	385	$71,989	82.44%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	375	$83,107	92.82%
Insurance Carriers	363	$80,199	92.13%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	348	$74,306	94.31%
Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing	336	$79,359	93.59%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Animal Production	8	$26,503	100.00%
Soybean Farming	7	$30,413	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	7	$24,338	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	6	$26,031	100.00%
Apiculture	6	$30,084	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	5	$30,301	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	5	$31,911	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	5	$31,920	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	5	$31,574	100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	4	$32,292	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	67	$68,853	44.67%
Full Service Restaurants	63	$41,328	47.01%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	58	$83,362	48.33%
Payroll Services	43	$88,818	37.72%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	41	$83,862	37.27%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers	41	$79,646	39.42%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	37	$69,980	37.37%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	35	$88,642	38.89%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning	34	$38,107	38.64%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	33	$74,324	37.93%

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.