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 %
Advertising Sales Agents 1 $71,094 14.29%
Mental Health Counselors 1 $49,026 14.29%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 1 $22,194 14.29%
Geographers 1 $55,494 14.29%
Sociologists 1 $59,738 14.29%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $76,461 14.29%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 1 $111,758 14.29%
Social and Community Service Managers 1 $51,168 14.29%
Nannies 1 $19,698 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 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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 9,260 $64,063 99.56%
Infosys Limited 4,602 $67,984 99.48%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,000 $85,807 98.50%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,632 $96,328 92.99%
Accenture Llp 3,282 $76,188 98.29%
Capgemini America Inc 2,799 $77,856 92.93%
Wipro Limited 2,760 $67,250 93.94%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,258 $75,152 80.27%
The Ohio State University 1,967 $55,594 85.86%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,777 $77,440 97.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 88 $34,180 100.00%
Wiers Farm Inc 45 $32,079 100.00%
Willoway Nurseries Inc 43 $28,290 100.00%
Manzana Llc 32 $33,371 100.00%
Rhoads Farm Inc 28 $26,617 100.00%
Brenckle Farms Inc 27 $28,095 100.00%
Wittens Produce Patch Inc 23 $31,218 100.00%
Columbus Turf Nursery Ltd 22 $28,823 100.00%
Gillmor Farms Inc 20 $29,644 100.00%
The Wm A Natorp Company 19 $29,129 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co 754 $91,754 77.33%
Gerber Poultry Inc 466 $22,420 61.80%
Case Farms Processing Inc 446 $23,375 80.36%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 410 $64,955 74.01%
Information Control Company Llc 254 $77,933 54.51%
Yashco Systems Inc 164 $101,136 36.77%
American Business Solutions Inc 141 $99,765 34.39%
Deemsys Inc 141 $86,052 35.16%
Kent State University 106 $48,597 31.09%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut 98 $84,660 31.51%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 5 $31,911 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 5 $36,021 100.00%
Other Animal Production 4 $31,845 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $26,190 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 4 $34,195 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 3 $33,939 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 3 $23,781 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $34,577 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 3 $30,937 100.00%
Landscaping Services 2 $37,814 66.67%

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