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 %
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 %
Computer Sciences Corporation	43	$63,933	91.49%
Crane Co	43	$79,860	91.49%
Childrens Hospital Medical Center Of Akron	43	$121,335	91.49%
Trihealth Inc	43	$66,473	91.49%
A Squared Businesses And Consulting Llc	43	$85,707	91.49%
Infomerica Inc	42	$68,867	89.36%
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc	42	$70,780	91.30%
Arcadis Us Inc	42	$60,406	91.30%
Sunera Technologies Inc	42	$61,822	91.30%
Corbus Llc	42	$67,004	91.30%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Km International Inc Dba Wild Republic	2	$50,149	28.57%
Vivial Media Llc	2	$95,524	28.57%
Emery Oleochemicals Llc	2	$121,098	28.57%
Plastic Technologies Inc	2	$75,119	28.57%
Tuttle Inn Developers Llc Dba Holiday Inn Express	2	$18,148	28.57%
Molecular Technologies Laboratories	2	$46,301	28.57%
Korean Baptist Church Of Cincinnati	2	$26,978	28.57%
Schaeffler Group Usa Inc	2	$81,432	28.57%
Dragon House Lin Llc	2	$27,165	28.57%
Ccl Label Inc	2	$85,332	28.57%

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.