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 %
Fractal Analytics Inc 23 $57,392 92.00%
Satin Solutions Llc 23 $71,194 92.00%
Whirlpool Corporation 23 $70,536 92.00%
Research Institute At Nationwide Childrens Hospital 23 $64,539 92.00%
Global Associates Inc 23 $70,160 92.00%
Mri Software Llc 23 $72,335 92.00%
Egrove Systems Corporation 23 $63,502 92.00%
Igate Americas Inc 23 $60,764 92.00%
Saxon Global Inc 23 $71,099 92.00%
L And T Technology Services Ltd 22 $50,952 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Directory Concepts 1 $38,189 33.33%
Globex Corporation 1 $79,331 33.33%
General Electric Company Aviation 1 $123,344 33.33%
Hoya Optical Labs Of America Inc 1 $103,813 33.33%
F P America Mfg Inc 1 $128,482 33.33%
Emerson Electric Co 1 $68,162 33.33%
Ohio North East Health Systems Inc 1 $98,238 33.33%
Noshok Inc 1 $63,669 33.33%
Morales Interprises 1 $24,523 33.33%
Compucom Systems Inc 1 $128,794 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elevator And Moving Stairway Manufacturing 3 $66,345 100.00%
Public Relations Agencies 3 $60,805 100.00%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing 3 $54,794 100.00%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 3 $139,832 100.00%
Human Rights Organizations 3 $45,510 100.00%
Support Activities For Coal Mining 3 $62,199 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 3 $49,393 100.00%
Hydroelectric Power Generation 2 $53,404 66.67%
All Other Personal Services 2 $61,641 66.67%
Passenger Car Rental 2 $92,934 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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