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 %
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 %
Renee Systems Inc 81 $66,118 90.00%
Intone Networks Inc 81 $68,152 91.01%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc 81 $68,646 91.01%
Ascena Retail Group Inc 80 $105,554 89.89%
Kettering Medical Center 80 $59,043 90.91%
Fairview Hospital 79 $60,141 90.80%
Midland Guardian Co 78 $88,824 89.66%
Evoke Technologies 78 $83,311 89.66%
St Vincent Charity Medical Center 78 $71,424 89.66%
Microland Limited 78 $68,278 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnson Controls Inc 4 $83,179 25.00%
Nitor Partners 4 $87,542 25.00%
Siemens Energy Inc 4 $98,967 25.00%
Safran Power Usa Llc 4 $80,460 25.00%
Dedicated Tech Services Inc 4 $80,122 25.00%
Wallick Companies Llc 4 $47,846 26.67%
Plaskolite 4 $86,632 26.67%
Unity Health Network Llc 4 $116,210 26.67%
Nationwide Financial 4 $80,361 26.67%
The Dannon Company Inc 4 $77,756 26.67%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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