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 %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc	38	$62,913	92.68%
Skillnet Solutions Inc	38	$65,645	92.68%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division	38	$82,206	92.68%
Central State University	38	$48,662	92.68%
Denken Solutions Inc	37	$74,579	92.50%
Ipolarity Llc	37	$81,908	92.50%
Anjaneyap Inc	37	$68,679	92.50%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc	37	$77,034	92.50%
Mastech Digital Consulting Inc	37	$82,963	92.50%
Ohio Northern University	37	$45,631	92.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Big Lots Store Inc	2	$84,323	33.33%
Estate Landscaping Inc Dba Estates Landscaping	2	$31,470	33.33%
Wolfgang Miggiani Pa	2	$29,910	33.33%
Yagour Group Llc Dba Perfection Landscapes	2	$33,717	33.33%
Franciscos Landscape Design Llc	2	$37,357	33.33%
Dayton Childrens	2	$67,226	33.33%
Allied Mineral Products Holding Inc	2	$128,305	33.33%
Oprona Inc Rosen Usa Inc	2	$150,083	33.33%
Eversana Life Science Services Llc	2	$98,842	33.33%
Signature It World Inc	2	$85,571	33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Mold Manufacturing	2	$65,302	66.67%
Private Mail Centers	2	$65,188	66.67%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	2	$51,543	66.67%
Investigation And Personal Background Check Services	2	$55,880	66.67%
Voluntary Health Organizations	2	$83,013	66.67%
Turned Product And Screw Nut And Bolt Manufacturing	2	$58,698	66.67%
Resin And Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing	2	$71,718	66.67%
Wired And Wireless Telecommunications Except Satellite	2	$59,644	66.67%
Nonferrous Metal Except Copper And Aluminum Rolling Drawing Extruding And Alloying	2	$82,597	66.67%
Sawmills And Wood Preservation	2	$179,712	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.