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 %
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 %
Safe Auto Insurance Company	45	$65,300	93.75%
Infosys Technologies Limited	45	$58,900	93.75%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc	44	$86,291	91.67%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp	44	$83,193	91.67%
Capgemini Us Llc	44	$86,017	91.67%
Sound Inpatient Physicians Of Ohio Llc	44	$90,747	91.67%
Accion Labs Us Inc	44	$89,454	93.62%
Canton Medical Education Foundation Inc	44	$66,670	93.62%
3amigosit Llc	44	$76,818	93.62%
Horizon Educational Services Inc	43	$43,572	91.49%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jingchuan Chinese Restaurant	2	$25,085	28.57%
Sekel Management Group	2	$47,278	28.57%
Arrow Electronics	2	$69,108	28.57%
Cleveland Museum Of Art	2	$60,102	28.57%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	2	$98,582	28.57%
The K Company Inc	2	$64,740	28.57%
Bearing Distributors Inc	2	$87,672	28.57%
Akron Polymer Systems	2	$67,184	28.57%
Basf Corporation	2	$112,622	28.57%
Edumind Inc	2	$95,046	28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lessors Of Real Estate	2	$76,024	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	2	$47,175	100.00%
Executive Search Services	2	$47,955	100.00%
Refrigeration Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$50,118	100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	2	$117,967	100.00%
Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations	2	$114,670	100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Preserving And Specialty Food Manufacturing	2	$57,908	100.00%
Soft Drink Manufacturing	2	$77,782	100.00%
Wood Kitchen Cabinet And Countertop Manufacturing	1	$78,666	50.00%
Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing	1	$88,317	50.00%

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.