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
162,437 91.94% $74,594 H-1B
11,590 6.56% $198,926 PERM
1,590 0.90% $30,673 H-2A
1,062 0.60% $87,722 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 176,679 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 162,437 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.94% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,590 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.56% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 13 $79,686 81.25%
Podiatrists 13 $65,371 81.25%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $46,680 75.00%
Petroleum Engineers 12 $79,472 80.00%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 12 $38,872 80.00%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 12 $39,803 80.00%
Transportation Engineers 12 $67,927 85.71%
Social and Community Service Managers 12 $60,359 92.31%
Agricultural Engineers 12 $54,218 92.31%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 11 $43,130 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 2 $68,453 20.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 2 $50,440 20.00%
Cooks, Private Household 2 $29,297 20.00%
Robotics Engineers 2 $98,468 20.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 2 $41,528 20.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2 $97,630 20.00%
Web Developers 2 $77,553 22.22%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2 $51,064 22.22%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 2 $78,749 22.22%
Orthodontists 2 $177,840 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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 3,354 $438,260 45.43%
China 660 $50,782 47.28%
Mexico 658 $42,536 52.14%
Philippines 585 $37,656 60.00%
South Korea 267 $32,156 41.27%
Nigeria 222 $41,568 45.96%
Vietnam 181 $29,331 48.53%
Canada 165 $744,682 47.97%
Nepal 126 $46,779 49.03%
Brazil 104 $59,210 46.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brixcel Inc 4 $61,667 100.00%
Data Group Inc 4 $67,262 100.00%
Johnsonite A Tarkett Company 4 $66,409 100.00%
Clarke Power Services Inc 4 $64,543 100.00%
Green Dot Corporation 4 $81,183 100.00%
United Software Inc 4 $74,776 100.00%
Unified Tech Group Inc 4 $77,719 100.00%
Zylog Systems Ltd Dba Zsl Inc 4 $67,985 100.00%
Bath Body Works Inc 4 $108,956 100.00%
Ohio At Home Health Care Agency Llc 4 $110,381 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soybean Farming 9 $32,058 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 9 $27,760 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 8 $33,652 100.00%
Apiculture 7 $31,188 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 7 $32,448 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 6 $34,133 100.00%
Hay Farming 6 $37,430 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 160 $94,895 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians 158 $127,790 100.00%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 135 $37,384 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 128 $91,445 100.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 123 $25,421 100.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 115 $31,426 100.00%
Offices Of Dentists 114 $114,394 100.00%
Landscape Architectural Services 114 $690,325 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 112 $23,595 100.00%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 94 $78,897 100.00%

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 $74,594. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage