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 %
Registered Nurses	16	$61,268	88.89%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	16	$86,941	88.89%
Quality Control Systems Managers	16	$101,663	88.89%
Social Workers, All Other	15	$37,965	83.33%
Curators	15	$63,658	83.33%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	15	$52,899	88.24%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	14	$40,427	82.35%
Life Scientists, All Other	14	$43,028	82.35%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	14	$44,125	82.35%
Financial Examiners	14	$56,368	82.35%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Upholsterers	2	$33,904	20.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	2	$68,453	20.00%
Prosthodontists	2	$73,806	20.00%
Personal Care Aides	2	$21,528	20.00%
Aerospace Engineers	2	$77,127	20.00%
Music Directors and Composers	2	$27,051	20.00%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	2	$41,455	22.22%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	2	$42,640	22.22%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	2	$78,749	22.22%
Landscape Architects	2	$55,048	22.22%

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 %
Jordan	15	$113,767	51.72%
South Africa	15	$58,051	51.72%
Indonesia	15	$46,625	53.57%
Malaysia	13	$77,545	48.15%
Australia	13	$77,717	48.15%
Peru	12	$82,526	48.00%
El Salvador	10	$59,623	41.67%
Bahamas	10	$54,304	43.48%
Poland	9	$73,503	39.13%
Uganda	9	$28,061	39.13%

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 %
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,798	$81,281	91.97%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,576	$132,551	91.57%
Management Consulting Services	1,531	$71,581	97.45%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,149	$89,486	92.89%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	959	$82,830	77.78%
Commercial Banking	886	$81,157	85.60%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	860	$50,927	85.49%
Temporary Help Services	835	$82,489	88.45%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	812	$89,301	86.84%
Offices Of Physicians	808	$145,189	92.34%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	22	$30,053	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	17	$31,571	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	17	$32,021	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	15	$26,495	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	15	$32,650	100.00%
Corn Farming	15	$31,853	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	13	$31,027	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	10	$26,827	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	9	$32,742	100.00%
Floriculture Production	9	$29,402	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	191	$57,134	36.11%
Offices Of Physicians	151	$125,510	28.87%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	150	$94,830	29.76%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	134	$34,439	40.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	114	$30,775	46.91%
Offices Of Dentists	110	$115,236	57.59%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	99	$34,641	51.83%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	87	$78,715	47.28%
Management Consulting Services	81	$100,708	50.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	73	$82,474	48.34%

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.