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 %
Safe Auto Insurance Company	45	$65,300	93.75%
Infosys Technologies Limited	45	$58,900	93.75%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc	44	$86,291	91.67%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp	44	$83,193	91.67%
Capgemini Us Llc	44	$86,017	91.67%
Sound Inpatient Physicians Of Ohio Llc	44	$90,747	91.67%
Accion Labs Us Inc	44	$89,454	93.62%
Canton Medical Education Foundation Inc	44	$66,670	93.62%
3amigosit Llc	44	$76,818	93.62%
Horizon Educational Services Inc	43	$43,572	91.49%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jingchuan Chinese Restaurant	2	$25,085	28.57%
Sekel Management Group	2	$47,278	28.57%
Arrow Electronics	2	$69,108	28.57%
Cleveland Museum Of Art	2	$60,102	28.57%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	2	$98,582	28.57%
The K Company Inc	2	$64,740	28.57%
Bearing Distributors Inc	2	$87,672	28.57%
Akron Polymer Systems	2	$67,184	28.57%
Basf Corporation	2	$112,622	28.57%
Edumind Inc	2	$95,046	28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	2	$36,275	100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing	2	$74,090	100.00%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	2	$107,401	100.00%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	2	$81,879	100.00%
Drywall And Insulation Contractors	2	$62,785	100.00%
Fats And Oils Refining And Blending	2	$66,134	100.00%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	2	$43,618	100.00%
Flavoring Syrup And Concentrate Manufacturing	2	$51,220	100.00%
Air And Gas Compressor Manufacturing	2	$49,005	100.00%
Warehousing And Storage	2	$62,827	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.