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 %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc	38	$62,913	92.68%
Skillnet Solutions Inc	38	$65,645	92.68%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division	38	$82,206	92.68%
Central State University	38	$48,662	92.68%
Denken Solutions Inc	37	$74,579	92.50%
Ipolarity Llc	37	$81,908	92.50%
Anjaneyap Inc	37	$68,679	92.50%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc	37	$77,034	92.50%
Mastech Digital Consulting Inc	37	$82,963	92.50%
Ohio Northern University	37	$45,631	92.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Big Lots Store Inc	2	$84,323	33.33%
Estate Landscaping Inc Dba Estates Landscaping	2	$31,470	33.33%
Wolfgang Miggiani Pa	2	$29,910	33.33%
Yagour Group Llc Dba Perfection Landscapes	2	$33,717	33.33%
Franciscos Landscape Design Llc	2	$37,357	33.33%
Dayton Childrens	2	$67,226	33.33%
Allied Mineral Products Holding Inc	2	$128,305	33.33%
Oprona Inc Rosen Usa Inc	2	$150,083	33.33%
Eversana Life Science Services Llc	2	$98,842	33.33%
Signature It World Inc	2	$85,571	33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Packing And Crating	1	$51,938	100.00%
Fertilizer And Compost Manufacturing	1	$83,054	100.00%
Other Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	1	$57,824	100.00%
Roofing Siding And Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers	1	$66,602	100.00%
Automotive Body Paint Interior And Glass Repair	1	$51,709	100.00%
Metal Valve Manufacturing	1	$95,701	100.00%
Ice Cream And Frozen Dessert Manufacturing	1	$62,026	100.00%
Other Outpatient Care Centers	1	$218,900	100.00%
New Single Family Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders	1	$44,824	100.00%
Professional And Commercial Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1	$81,598	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.