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 %
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	13	$35,804	81.25%
Athletic Trainers	13	$34,718	81.25%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	13	$46,085	81.25%
Geographers	13	$54,317	81.25%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	13	$45,194	81.25%
Podiatrists	13	$65,371	92.86%
Nurse Practitioners	13	$78,698	92.86%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	12	$39,803	85.71%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$46,680	85.71%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	12	$52,735	85.71%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2	$51,064	22.22%
Landscape Architects	2	$55,048	22.22%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2	$50,440	22.22%
Agricultural Inspectors	2	$46,395	22.22%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$52,583	22.22%
Upholsterers	2	$33,904	22.22%
Food Preparation Workers	2	$20,030	22.22%
Aerospace Engineers	2	$77,127	22.22%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	2	$73,414	22.22%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	2	$78,749	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 %
Animal Food Manufacturing	9	$74,466	81.82%
Paper And Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	9	$81,460	81.82%
Steel Foundries Except Investment	9	$82,506	81.82%
Offices Of Chiropractors	9	$70,112	81.82%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	9	$49,670	81.82%
Theater Companies And Dinner Theaters	9	$42,413	81.82%
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	9	$54,535	81.82%
Other Financial Vehicles	9	$69,625	81.82%
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing	9	$70,838	81.82%
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	9	$66,770	90.00%

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.