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 %
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 %
Norway 2 $52,156 50.00%
Croatia 2 $98,863 50.00%
Malawi 2 $78,988 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $29,182 50.00%
Iraq 2 $74,142 50.00%
Chile 2 $47,133 50.00%
Belarus 2 $20,070 50.00%
Sweden 2 $63,742 66.67%
Barbados 2 $29,182 66.67%
Georgia 2 $52,202 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,673 $62,880 99.58%
Infosys Limited 4,515 $67,462 99.49%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,504 $84,070 98.51%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,196 $93,287 93.67%
Accenture Llp 3,107 $74,606 98.29%
Wipro Limited 2,706 $66,849 91.51%
Capgemini America Inc 2,677 $76,735 95.37%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,008 $72,636 80.16%
The Ohio State University 1,745 $55,402 85.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,706 $75,986 98.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co 706 $90,602 72.41%
Gerber Poultry Inc 452 $22,371 64.02%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 403 $64,899 72.61%
Case Farms Processing Inc 389 $22,773 70.73%
Information Control Company Llc 254 $77,933 56.19%
Yashco Systems Inc 154 $100,336 38.21%
Deemsys Inc 141 $86,052 36.25%
American Business Solutions Inc 137 $98,174 42.28%
Kent State University 105 $48,450 36.59%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut 98 $84,660 36.16%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 1 $40,206 100.00%
Wiring Device Manufacturing 1 $68,474 100.00%
Books Printing 1 $52,083 100.00%
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 1 $75,962 100.00%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,670 100.00%
Legal Counsel And Prosecution 1 $84,178 100.00%
Public Finance Activities 1 $58,365 100.00%
Musical Instrument Manufacturing 1 $30,472 100.00%
Indoor And Outdoor Display Advertising 1 $62,483 100.00%
Flooring Contractors 1 $49,941 100.00%
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