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 %
Insurance Sales Agents 5 $31,737 83.33%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 5 $46,642 83.33%
Recreational Therapists 5 $36,475 83.33%
Nuclear Engineers 5 $62,620 83.33%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 5 $43,541 83.33%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 5 $46,122 83.33%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 5 $43,064 83.33%
Hydrologists 5 $52,155 83.33%
Prosthodontists 5 $54,276 83.33%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 5 $45,801 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Examiners 1 $87,573 14.29%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $61,214 14.29%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1 $25,688 14.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $56,534 14.29%
Hydrologists 1 $40,872 14.29%
Biological Scientists, All Other 1 $51,325 14.29%
Procurement Clerks 1 $40,165 14.29%
Epidemiologists 1 $51,022 14.29%
Education Administrators, All Other 1 $43,971 14.29%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1 $61,984 14.29%
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 %
Cyprus 1 $70,616 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $29,550 50.00%
Armenia 1 $91,707 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $29,182 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $42,298 50.00%
Estonia 1 $46,010 50.00%
Denmark 1 $68,990 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $59,397 50.00%
Somalia 1 $51,300 50.00%
Laos 1 $45,760 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oculii Corp 77 $75,679 89.53%
First Tek Inc 77 $62,399 92.77%
Usm Business Systems Inc 76 $66,823 91.57%
Integration Developer Network Llc 76 $73,790 91.57%
Mvhe Inc 76 $117,601 91.57%
Assurecare Llc 76 $94,091 92.68%
Prosoft Technology Group Inc 76 $85,546 92.68%
Worthington Industries Inc 76 $85,569 92.68%
Cyient Inc 76 $63,908 92.68%
Atos Syntel Inc 75 $67,628 91.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ohio Wesleyan University 4 $44,245 26.67%
National Education Seminars Inc 4 $47,573 26.67%
Cincom Systems Inc 4 $64,725 26.67%
Jlg Industries Inc 4 $66,175 26.67%
Apex Industrial Technologies Llc 4 $77,225 26.67%
John Carroll University 4 $41,949 28.57%
Ben Venue Laboratories Inc 4 $100,906 28.57%
Morel Landscaping Llc 4 $34,180 28.57%
Sita Information Networking Computing Usa Inc 4 $74,225 28.57%
Pittsburgh Glass Works Llc 4 $58,630 28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 58,567 $69,673 92.78%
Computer Systems Design Services 11,736 $76,566 93.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,829 $51,593 83.53%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,490 $74,793 96.65%
Engineering Services 5,476 $67,533 88.62%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,923 $74,335 87.15%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,770 $84,757 91.59%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,536 $93,132 93.84%
Other Computer Related Services 2,869 $69,169 90.33%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,196 $71,092 97.51%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 238 $29,536 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 191 $31,033 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 136 $31,814 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 125 $31,043 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 83 $26,037 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $31,427 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 53 $30,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 41 $32,390 100.00%
Apple Orchards 31 $30,882 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,230 $203,458 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,669 $20,960 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,020 $29,202 68.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 721 $229,029 70.69%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 710 $90,549 73.27%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 538 $2,089,110 74.62%
Engineering Services 538 $81,314 75.77%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 529 $81,737 77.79%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 523 $392,478 97.21%
Other Computer Related Services 504 $78,701 93.68%

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.

State Avg Wage