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 %
Cvs Pharmacy Inc 20 $97,388 90.91%
Caresource Management Group Co 20 $95,356 90.91%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 20 $76,929 90.91%
Viasat Inc 20 $82,969 90.91%
Humana Inc 20 $104,151 90.91%
Scepter Technologies Inc 20 $66,747 90.91%
Vintech Solutions Inc 20 $74,719 90.91%
Comprobase Inc 19 $51,979 86.36%
Kinectra Llc 19 $57,298 90.48%
Corp2corp Inc 19 $67,659 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inventrio Llc 1 $94,141 33.33%
Jainco Products 1 $57,699 33.33%
Modelo Dental Care Inc 1 $115,232 33.33%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 1 $94,141 33.33%
Verantis Corporation 1 $65,790 33.33%
Hydrodec Of North America Llc 1 $119,184 33.33%
Mercy Emergency Physicians Inc 1 $107,943,680 33.33%
Tegam Inc 1 $50,669 33.33%
Medplus Inc 1 $49,754 33.33%
Robinson Memorial Hospital 1 $98,779 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solar Electric Power Generation 5 $80,983 83.33%
Hardwood Veneer And Plywood Manufacturing 5 $75,629 83.33%
Agencies Brokerages And Other Insurance Related Activities 5 $60,258 83.33%
Nuclear Electric Power Generation 5 $77,887 83.33%
Metal Can Manufacturing 5 $94,149 83.33%
Credit Bureaus 5 $91,853 83.33%
Electric Power Generation 5 $67,205 83.33%
Poultry Processing 5 $79,148 83.33%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 5 $51,160 83.33%
Other General Government Support 5 $58,939 83.33%
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