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 %
Financial Analysts 974 $67,714 91.63%
Web Developers 852 $55,911 96.49%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 808 $51,213 92.66%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 708 $85,027 82.13%
Information Technology Project Managers 663 $81,976 89.96%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 590 $46,232 84.53%
Chemists 539 $66,019 86.10%
Civil Engineers 532 $64,695 90.48%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 517 $51,605 89.14%
Dentists, General 461 $116,912 90.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 74 $44,679 68.52%
Segmental Pavers 65 $31,653 65.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 60 $1,673,042 60.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $45,084 60.44%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $53,281 59.34%
Management Analysts 53 $2,577,950 58.89%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 51 $26,912 60.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 46 $106,166 58.23%
Financial Analysts 46 $72,298 58.97%
Dentists, General 44 $112,901 57.14%
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 %
India 3,354 $438,260 45.43%
China 660 $50,782 47.28%
Mexico 658 $42,536 52.14%
Philippines 585 $37,656 60.00%
South Korea 267 $32,156 41.27%
Nigeria 222 $41,568 45.96%
Vietnam 181 $29,331 48.53%
Canada 165 $744,682 47.97%
Nepal 126 $46,779 49.03%
Brazil 104 $59,210 46.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siritek Inc 78 $74,120 88.64%
St Vincent Charity Medical Center 78 $71,424 88.64%
Cyient Inc 78 $64,045 88.64%
Worldpay Llc 77 $103,629 88.51%
Digitek Software Inc 77 $90,250 88.51%
Usm Business Systems Inc 77 $67,209 90.59%
Louis Stokes Cleveland Va Medical Center 77 $148,829 90.59%
Archents Inc 77 $69,838 91.67%
Synapse Tech Services Inc 77 $80,298 91.67%
Prosoft Technology Group Inc 76 $85,546 91.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spring Lake Nursery 1 $27,061 100.00%
Nemorio Resendiz 1 $31,845 100.00%
Landis Farms Inc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Burton K Sipp 1 $30,202 100.00%
Patterson Farms 1 $22,651 100.00%
Madison Shore Growers 1 $27,061 100.00%
Cistmont Farms 1 $21,861 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 71 1 1 $37,814 100.00%
Macias Service Group 1 $23,533 100.00%
Jamies Mulch And Topsoil Inc 1 $17,971 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ms Consultants Inc 4 $86,934 26.67%
Ctl Engineering Inc 4 $62,764 26.67%
Siemens Industry Inc 4 $88,354 26.67%
Momentive Performance Materials Usa 4 $81,692 28.57%
Bearing Distributors Inc 4 $104,525 28.57%
Nitor Partners 4 $87,542 28.57%
Deloitte Tax Llp 4 $57,887 28.57%
Siemens Energy Inc 4 $98,967 28.57%
Unity Health Network Llc 4 $116,210 28.57%
Plaskolite 4 $86,632 28.57%

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 $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