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)

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 %
Tunisia 3 $25,584 60.00%
Ecuador 3 $56,805 60.00%
Kazakhstan 3 $104,686 75.00%
Belarus 2 $20,070 50.00%
Sweden 2 $63,742 50.00%
Chile 2 $47,133 50.00%
St Lucia 2 $32,761 50.00%
Barbados 2 $29,182 50.00%
Latvia 2 $98,447 50.00%
Iraq 2 $74,142 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Igate Technologies Inc 679 $60,973 93.27%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 646 $66,039 90.48%
Virtusa Corporation 637 $81,639 90.23%
Cleveland Clinic 610 $86,096 90.10%
The Huntington National Bank 597 $92,317 89.64%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company 590 $72,249 90.63%
Populus Group Llc 589 $86,785 91.04%
Strategic Systems Inc 578 $75,465 90.03%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 548 $78,660 85.76%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 542 $70,647 85.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Drw Packing Inc 11 $32,704 100.00%
Green Circle Growers Inc 11 $29,500 100.00%
Aguilera Harvesting Corp 11 $29,450 100.00%
C P Michael Farms Llc 11 $33,167 100.00%
Peace Valley Orchards Inc 11 $30,262 100.00%
Landscape Creations Nursery Llc 11 $29,044 100.00%
Craig Armstrong 10 $31,984 100.00%
Wilson Enterprises Inc 10 $38,482 100.00%
New Century Csa Llc 10 $30,125 100.00%
Hobby Associates Ltd 10 $29,395 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company 42 $82,381 39.62%
Medpace Inc 42 $67,959 39.62%
Oclc Inc 41 $77,818 38.68%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 38 $83,014 37.25%
Oracle America Inc 36 $82,006 35.64%
Greenpro Services Inc 35 $24,987 35.00%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc 35 $59,350 35.71%
South Star 35 $23,557 36.08%
Fifth Third Bank National Association 34 $72,759 35.05%
Technocraft Solutions Llc 33 $79,266 35.11%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 62,245 $70,827 92.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,740 $78,176 93.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,525 $52,124 83.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,730 $75,657 96.68%
Engineering Services 5,959 $68,791 88.22%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 5,215 $75,520 87.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,264 $85,149 91.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,985 $95,876 93.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,051 $70,902 90.56%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,461 $73,564 97.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 288 $31,150 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 256 $32,832 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 169 $32,961 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 154 $32,375 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 88 $27,049 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $33,814 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 60 $31,425 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 42 $32,519 100.00%
Apple Orchards 37 $32,006 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,392 $198,480 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,740 $21,198 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,536 $51,815 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,332 $29,171 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 985 $91,705 100.00%
Landscaping Services 788 $28,609 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 758 $91,698 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 741 $225,207 100.00%
Engineering Services 571 $81,224 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 570 $83,340 100.00%

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