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 %
Russia 21 $64,876 43.75%
Italy 19 $72,457 39.58%
Hong Kong 19 $35,165 46.34%
Guatemala 18 $39,836 43.90%
Cameroon 18 $34,152 48.65%
Thailand 18 $5,370,738 51.43%
Zimbabwe 17 $34,059 53.13%
Zambia 16 $41,281 50.00%
Israel 15 $64,481 50.00%
Sri Lanka 15 $68,861 51.72%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mamsys Consulting Services Ltd 13 $78,831 92.86%
Bell Info Solutions Llc 13 $63,289 92.86%
Delta System Software Inc 13 $77,637 92.86%
Pamten Inc 13 $70,093 92.86%
Teknatio Inc 13 $75,778 92.86%
Standav Corp 13 $70,799 92.86%
Premier It Solutions Llc 13 $80,565 92.86%
Edumind Inc 13 $83,707 92.86%
Raven Software Solutions Inc 13 $73,584 92.86%
Lyve Tech Llc 13 $75,504 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nish Tech Inc 1 $78,166 50.00%
Sixmo Inc 1 $68,723 50.00%
Ncaf Management Iii Llc 1 $65,000 50.00%
Zillow Inc 1 $110,490 50.00%
Central Ohio Hospitalists Dba Medone Hospital Phys 1 $103,314 50.00%
Moody Nolan 1 $49,046 50.00%
Onix Networking Corp 1 $70,678 50.00%
Us Five Star Cleaning Inc 1 $47,986 50.00%
Felbry College Llc 1 $59,093 50.00%
Lpk Brands 1 $41,954 50.00%

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