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 %
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 60 $75,530 90.91%
Ohio University 60 $48,358 90.91%
The Research Institute At Nationwide Childrens Ho 60 $38,890 90.91%
Collabera Inc Previously Known As Gci 60 $53,731 90.91%
L Brands Service Company Llc 59 $88,704 89.39%
Uc Physicians Inc 59 $91,834 90.77%
Majesco 59 $76,314 90.77%
I Link Solutions Inc 59 $86,733 90.77%
Mastech Resourcing Inc 59 $68,853 90.77%
Procorp Systems Inc 59 $93,873 90.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barroco Grill 3 $29,279 27.27%
Brewdog Brewing Company Llc 3 $113,457 30.00%
Bdo Usa Llp 3 $76,655 30.00%
Heartland Employment Services Llc Dba Hcr Manor 3 $85,523 30.00%
Trinity West 3 $150,509 30.00%
Stress Engineering Services Inc 3 $79,484 30.00%
Mesocoat Inc 3 $104,194 30.00%
Northeastern Ohio Infectious Disease Associationi 3 $196,761 30.00%
Liberty Landscaping Inc 3 $26,901 30.00%
Molded Fiber Glass Companies 3 $75,504 30.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Animal Production 8 $26,503 100.00%
Soybean Farming 7 $30,413 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Apiculture 6 $30,084 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 5 $30,301 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 5 $31,911 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 5 $31,574 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 4 $32,292 100.00%

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 $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