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 %
Battelle Memorial Institute	32	$66,327	91.43%
Wellpoint Inc	32	$77,316	91.43%
Vinimaya Inc	32	$70,299	91.43%
Spartan Solutions Inc	31	$75,908	88.57%
Tana Systems Inc	31	$67,415	88.57%
Salesforcecom Inc	31	$100,455	88.57%
Unity Health Network Llc	31	$125,710	88.57%
Sapot Systems Inc	31	$71,939	88.57%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc	31	$68,021	88.57%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc	31	$80,400	88.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Owens Illinois General Inc	2	$91,333	40.00%
Riverhills Healthcare Inc	2	$80,829	40.00%
Reliable Transportation Solutions	2	$73,528	40.00%
Green Tokai Co Ltd	2	$55,848	40.00%
New Hunan Of Solon Inc	2	$44,637	40.00%
Biowish Technologies Inc	2	$90,106	40.00%
Veolia	2	$72,145	40.00%
Buyansky Brothers Landscaping Inc	2	$27,352	40.00%
Cameo Solutions Inc	2	$96,325	40.00%
Complete Healthcare For Women	2	$40,508	40.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Support Activities For Printing	2	$93,652	100.00%
Metal Tank Heavy Gauge Manufacturing	2	$69,036	100.00%
Motor Vehicle And Motor Vehicle Parts And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$44,772	100.00%
Amusement And Theme Parks	2	$49,411	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services	2	$71,594	100.00%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers	2	$40,622	100.00%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	2	$75,629	100.00%
Casinos Except Casino Hotels	2	$46,218	100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage	2	$91,562	100.00%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners	2	$32,136	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.