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 %
Hcl America Inc	674	$70,600	98.54%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	646	$66,039	98.03%
Populus Group Llc	569	$86,290	87.94%
Cleveland Clinic	560	$87,014	88.89%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company	550	$70,878	90.02%
Virtusa Corporation	548	$80,289	89.69%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation	547	$70,693	91.17%
Strategic Systems Inc	512	$74,475	86.78%
Photon Infotech Inc	508	$71,314	88.35%
The Huntington National Bank	503	$89,333	87.94%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Auria Fremont Llc	37	$34,320	36.63%
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company	37	$78,217	37.37%
Medpace Inc	36	$66,698	36.73%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc	35	$59,350	36.08%
Greenpro Services Inc	35	$24,987	36.08%
Oracle America Inc	35	$82,465	36.08%
Archents Inc	33	$101,641	35.48%
Technocraft Solutions Llc	33	$79,266	35.87%
V H Cooper Inc	30	$24,898	32.97%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc	27	$96,266	30.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	799	$43,893	92.26%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	683	$88,064	94.86%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	609	$59,278	90.76%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	573	$70,846	90.66%
Offices Of Dentists	420	$115,818	87.50%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	385	$71,989	82.44%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	375	$83,107	92.82%
Insurance Carriers	363	$80,199	92.13%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	348	$74,306	94.31%
Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing	336	$79,359	93.59%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Animal Production	8	$26,503	100.00%
Soybean Farming	7	$30,413	100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers	7	$24,338	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	6	$26,031	100.00%
Apiculture	6	$30,084	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	5	$30,301	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	5	$31,911	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	5	$31,920	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	5	$31,574	100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	4	$32,292	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	67	$68,853	44.67%
Full Service Restaurants	63	$41,328	47.01%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	58	$83,362	48.33%
Payroll Services	43	$88,818	37.72%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	41	$83,862	37.27%
Grocery And Convenience Retailers	41	$79,646	39.42%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	37	$69,980	37.37%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	35	$88,642	38.89%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning	34	$38,107	38.64%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	33	$74,324	37.93%

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.