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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hydrologists 1 $40,872 12.50%
Interior Designers 1 $21,674 12.50%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $61,214 12.50%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 1 $23,088 12.50%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 1 $107,400 12.50%
Biological Scientists, All Other 1 $51,325 12.50%
Logistics Engineers 1 $63,648 12.50%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 1 $28,933 12.50%
Education Administrators, All Other 1 $43,971 12.50%
Glaziers 1 $47,341 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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Costa Rica 6 $69,351 60.00%
Belgium 5 $77,884 50.00%
United States Of America 5 $63,303 50.00%
New Zealand 5 $51,990 55.56%
Czech Republic 4 $47,273 44.44%
Portugal 4 $62,630 44.44%
Moldova 4 $47,882 44.44%
Serbia 4 $45,642 50.00%
Austria 4 $43,400 57.14%
Haiti 4 $104,005 57.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steris Corporation 143 $85,622 92.86%
Precision Management Group Inc 142 $90,436 93.42%
8451 Llc 141 $84,681 92.76%
Avery Dennison Corporation 140 $76,053 92.72%
The Metrohealth System Metrohealth Medical Ctr 140 $67,751 93.33%
Elevance Health Inc 138 $107,288 93.88%
Amazoncom Services Llc 137 $83,122 93.84%
Medical Mutual Of Ohio 135 $83,003 93.10%
Vertex Computer Systems Inc 135 $79,019 93.75%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Ohio Pc 135 $103,595 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steve Sadowski 3 $35,526 100.00%
Corcoran Farms 3 $35,526 100.00%
Berns Greenhouse Garden Center Inc 3 $32,587 100.00%
Willowbend Nursery 3 $22,103 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc 3 $31,151 100.00%
Sals Landscaping Co 3 $30,063 100.00%
Strausburg Nursery Llc 3 $34,639 100.00%
Whitebarn Organics 3 $27,005 100.00%
Lawrence J Secor Dba Secors Nursery 3 $22,249 100.00%
Bbb Farms Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noble Academy Cleveland 7 $55,310 26.92%
K 9 Sys Inc 7 $93,760 26.92%
Arcadis Us Inc 7 $72,176 26.92%
Zimmersurgical Inc 7 $85,060 28.00%
Pilkington North America Inc 7 $90,789 28.00%
Healthedge Software Inc 7 $95,903 28.00%
Cleveland Asia Supermarket Inc 7 $46,761 28.00%
Diebold Nixdorf 7 $94,283 28.00%
Coax Technology 7 $75,593 28.00%
Trimble Inc 7 $93,336 28.00%

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