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 %
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 %
University Of Dayton 161 $48,260 87.50%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 161 $58,272 89.44%
Pricol Technologies Inc 161 $55,155 90.96%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 159 $85,296 90.34%
The Kroger Company 159 $99,064 91.38%
Oracle America Inc 158 $93,188 91.86%
Siemens Plm Software Inc 157 $79,911 93.45%
Oclc Inc 156 $84,420 94.55%
Csc Covansys Corporation 155 $62,953 93.94%
Collabera Inc 155 $69,502 94.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microman Inc 8 $94,713 25.81%
General Electric Company 8 $120,266 25.81%
Genesis Landscaping Inc 8 $26,177 26.67%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 8 $75,543 26.67%
Safelite Group Inc 8 $95,350 27.59%
Dunnhumby Inc 8 $104,408 27.59%
Sigmatek Systems International Llc 8 $77,511 27.59%
Smartcare Inc 8 $71,521 27.59%
Det Norske Veritas Usa Inc 8 $80,278 27.59%
Inpatient Medical Services Inc 8 $115,006 28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage