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 %
Financial Analysts 929 $66,995 91.80%
Web Developers 852 $55,911 97.71%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 774 $50,740 91.49%
Information Technology Project Managers 666 $82,046 84.95%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 657 $84,024 94.13%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 540 $45,062 79.53%
Chemists 505 $65,231 86.32%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 491 $51,044 89.27%
Civil Engineers 456 $63,287 90.30%
Biological Scientists, All Other 436 $45,378 91.21%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 60 $1,673,042 62.50%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $44,928 57.14%
Management Analysts 52 $2,625,703 57.78%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $52,998 57.78%
Segmental Pavers 48 $32,057 54.55%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 46 $106,166 56.10%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 44 $27,540 56.41%
Financial Analysts 44 $71,842 60.27%
Dentists, General 43 $112,845 61.43%
Civil Engineers 38 $69,788 56.72%
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 %
Bangladesh 29 $46,166 48.33%
Kenya 28 $4,443,323 48.28%
Germany 25 $66,871 43.10%
Syria 25 $92,530 45.45%
Egypt 24 $75,865 44.44%
Ukraine 22 $59,463 40.74%
France 22 $87,231 40.74%
Lebanon 21 $75,218 40.38%
Venezuela 21 $78,317 40.38%
Colombia 21 $43,942 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fifth Third Bank National Association 150 $77,215 91.46%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 147 $61,981 90.18%
Bowling Green State University 147 $42,240 91.88%
Hyland Software Inc 145 $64,172 90.63%
Medpace Inc 143 $65,416 89.94%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 142 $90,883 89.87%
Netjets Services Inc 142 $87,431 90.45%
Wright State University 140 $54,702 90.32%
Avery Dennison Corporation 140 $75,796 91.50%
The Metrohealth System Metrohealth Medical Ctr 140 $67,751 92.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Runyon Sons Roofing Inc 8 $35,568 28.57%
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School Inc 8 $68,122 29.63%
Bwi North America Inc 8 $55,557 29.63%
Stanley Black Decker Inc 8 $92,857 29.63%
Pilkington North America Inc 7 $90,789 26.92%
Zimmersurgical Inc 7 $85,060 26.92%
Owens Corning Sales Llc 7 $79,524 26.92%
K 9 Sys Inc 7 $93,760 26.92%
Healthedge Software Inc 7 $95,903 26.92%
Nestl Usa Inc 7 $117,910 26.92%

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