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 %
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp	34	$61,294	89.47%
Fmi Medical Systems Inc	34	$64,785	89.47%
Ventois Inc	34	$85,096	89.47%
Sunraise Technologies Inc	34	$84,519	89.47%
Kalvin Consulting Inc	34	$64,861	89.47%
Stanley Electric Us Co Inc	34	$60,820	89.47%
Gdn Infotech Inc	34	$63,130	89.47%
Ssa Tech Inc	34	$82,902	89.47%
Qwest Corporation	34	$80,977	89.47%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc	34	$86,040	91.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Yu Insurance And Financial Services Inc	2	$43,701	33.33%
Cy Group Cleveland Inc	2	$70,429	33.33%
Ushr James Inc	2	$57,408	33.33%
Center For Reliable Energy Systems Llc	2	$72,571	33.33%
American Chemical Society	2	$82,742	33.33%
Dayton Korean Grace Church	2	$44,023	33.33%
Adb Safegate	2	$85,124	33.33%
Rslink Llc	2	$54,569	33.33%
Aultman Deuble Heart Vascular Hospital Llc	2	$182,843	33.33%
Winston Products Inc	2	$75,837	33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dry Condensed And Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing	1	$86,320	100.00%
Other Residential Care Facilities	1	$27,102	100.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing	1	$107,016	100.00%
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation	1	$62,858	100.00%
Small Arms Ordnance And Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing	1	$68,286	100.00%
Direct Mail Advertising	1	$76,128	100.00%
Asphalt Paving Mixture And Block Manufacturing	1	$85,571	100.00%
New Housing For Sale Builders	1	$101,379	100.00%
Pump And Compressor Manufacturing	1	$98,987	100.00%
Architectural And Structural Metals Manufacturing	1	$34,570	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.