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 %
Charles River Laboratories Ashland Llc	19	$66,820	90.48%
Precision Technologies Corp	19	$69,405	90.48%
Maruthi Technologies Llc	19	$59,251	90.48%
Yash Technologies Inc	19	$66,075	90.48%
Dataquest Corp	19	$82,178	90.48%
The Lincoln Electric Company	19	$75,263	90.48%
Wafts Solutions Inc	19	$82,579	90.48%
Cem Technology Inc	19	$79,932	90.48%
First Object Inc	19	$69,822	90.48%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	19	$90,600	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shaker Consulting Group Inc	1	$93,579	33.33%
Mv Innovative Technologies Llc	1	$60,944	33.33%
St Edward High School	1	$94,590	33.33%
Tradeshow Multimedia Inc	1	$45,718	33.33%
Institute For Environmental Health Inc	1	$25,022	33.33%
Wright State Physicians Inc	1	$187,200	33.33%
The Shepherd Color Company	1	$70,325	33.33%
Medone Systems Llc	1	$93,246	33.33%
Advancepierre Foods Inc	1	$77,459	33.33%
Miju Enterprises Inc	1	$43,722	33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing	4	$66,545	80.00%
Other Building Finishing Contractors	4	$83,148	80.00%
Photographic Film Paper Plate Chemical And Copy Toner Manufacturing	4	$116,610	80.00%
Individual And Family Services	4	$46,498	80.00%
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers	4	$56,576	80.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	4	$63,164	100.00%
Administration Of Housing Programs Urban Planning And Community Development	4	$49,822	100.00%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	4	$107,744	100.00%
Other Grantmaking And Giving Services	4	$45,079	100.00%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	4	$56,633	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.