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 %
C Vision Inc	27	$68,383	93.10%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System	27	$91,457	93.10%
Cyanicsoft Inc	27	$79,785	93.10%
Technosoft Corporation	27	$78,968	93.10%
Omnicron Technologies Llc	27	$83,645	93.10%
Techpillars Inc	26	$63,064	89.66%
The Jm Smucker Company	26	$73,447	89.66%
Erp Cloud Technologies Llc	26	$74,014	89.66%
Imagine Software Inc	26	$48,912	89.66%
Saama Technologies Inc	26	$85,601	89.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kc Fg Inc Dba Glemoor Marathon	1	$45,053	25.00%
Data Sciences International Inc	1	$66,851	25.00%
Fastems Llc	1	$90,600	25.00%
Countryside Foods Llc Dba I K Distributors	1	$53,498	25.00%
Masco Retail Cabinet Group	1	$66,851	25.00%
Transformer Engineering Llc	1	$46,842	25.00%
Twin City Hospital Corp	1	$106,829	25.00%
Cincinnati Museum Center	1	$39,354	25.00%
Atlantic Tool Die Company	1	$59,072	25.00%
Hunan By The Falls	1	$33,342	25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	2	$44,377	100.00%
Residential Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities	2	$77,542	100.00%
Family Planning Centers	2	$45,188	100.00%
Plate Work Manufacturing	2	$39,947	100.00%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	2	$48,662	100.00%
Dental Laboratories	2	$62,088	100.00%
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers	2	$70,512	100.00%
All Other Support Services	2	$48,912	100.00%
Zoos And Botanical Gardens	2	$57,897	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	2	$47,455	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.