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 %
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	12	$75,345	92.31%
Agricultural Engineers	11	$52,422	84.62%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	11	$40,271	84.62%
Personal Financial Advisors	11	$62,094	84.62%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$43,989	84.62%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	11	$40,951	84.62%
Petroleum Engineers	11	$78,906	84.62%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	10	$34,056	76.92%
Social and Community Service Managers	10	$54,443	76.92%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$72,987	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2	$41,528	22.22%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	2	$68,453	22.22%
Upholsterers	2	$33,904	22.22%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2	$50,440	22.22%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	2	$52,583	22.22%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	2	$41,455	22.22%
Aerospace Engineers	2	$77,127	22.22%
Education Administrators, All Other	1	$43,971	11.11%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	1	$61,984	11.11%
Soil and Plant Scientists	1	$48,838	12.50%

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 %
Digitek Software Inc	71	$88,465	91.03%
The Lubrizol Corporation	70	$81,113	89.74%
Smart Data Systems Llc	70	$67,188	89.74%
Solize Usa Corporation	69	$81,055	89.61%
Ascena Retail Group	69	$92,175	89.61%
Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc	69	$116,149	89.61%
Alten Technology Usa Inc	68	$71,741	89.47%
Cyberthink Inc	67	$65,764	88.16%
Exel Inc	67	$76,126	88.16%
Penske Logistics Llc	67	$85,886	88.16%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Maxion Wheels Akron Llc	4	$85,426	30.77%
General Motors Company	4	$85,935	30.77%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division	4	$96,226	30.77%
Toledo Molding Die Inc	4	$61,006	30.77%
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc	4	$80,580	30.77%
Horizon Science Academy Dayton	4	$66,642	30.77%
University Of Mount Union	4	$46,360	30.77%
National Interstate Insurance Company	4	$85,181	30.77%
Entrypoint Consulting Llc	4	$73,897	30.77%
Denovo Systems	4	$97,594	30.77%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Paper Bag And Coated And Treated Paper Manufacturing	7	$89,213	87.50%
Custom Compounding Of Purchased Resins	7	$77,230	87.50%
Forging And Stamping	7	$68,117	87.50%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	7	$59,328	87.50%
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing	7	$64,864	87.50%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing	7	$78,452	87.50%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing	7	$81,096	87.50%
Steel Investment Foundries	7	$67,812	87.50%
Management Of Companies And Enterprises	7	$59,188	87.50%
Metal Heat Treating	7	$61,737	87.50%

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.