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%
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 %
It Resources Inc 28 $70,521 90.32%
Imcs Group Inc 28 $65,491 90.32%
Eureka Infotech Inc 28 $69,648 90.32%
Prime Ae Group Inc 28 $58,596 90.32%
Altran Engineering Solutions Inc 28 $70,613 90.32%
Century Aviation Llc 28 $59,007 90.32%
Comresource Inc 28 $70,400 90.32%
Moen Incorporated 28 $88,520 90.32%
Primehealth Inc 28 $153,040 90.32%
Usacs Medical Group Ltd 28 $183,685 93.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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