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 %
Cresttek Llc	267	$67,366	90.20%
Logic Soft Inc	264	$59,939	89.49%
University Hospitals Medical Group Inc	263	$146,416	93.59%
The University Of Akron	253	$47,960	90.36%
The Research Institute At Nationwide Childrens Hospital	248	$48,179	90.18%
Express Llc	246	$99,484	90.77%
Everest Technologies Inc	244	$84,301	90.37%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	229	$77,725	89.11%
Csm Software Usa Llc	227	$67,688	88.33%
Mindtree Limited	227	$71,033	89.72%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rices Nursery Landscaping Inc	15	$24,940	26.79%
B B Launch Inc	15	$20,842	27.27%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc	15	$101,874	28.30%
Luxottica Retail North America Inc	15	$83,559	28.30%
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc	15	$82,146	28.30%
Horizon Educational Services Of Columbus	14	$62,128	27.45%
Snap On Business Solutions	14	$79,019	27.45%
Givaudan Flavors Corporation	14	$101,201	27.45%
Techorbit Inc	14	$68,978	28.00%
Realflex Applications Llc	14	$66,642	28.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,798	$81,281	91.97%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,576	$132,551	91.57%
Management Consulting Services	1,531	$71,581	97.45%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,149	$89,486	92.89%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	959	$82,830	77.78%
Commercial Banking	886	$81,157	85.60%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	860	$50,927	85.49%
Temporary Help Services	835	$82,489	88.45%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	812	$89,301	86.84%
Offices Of Physicians	808	$145,189	92.34%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	22	$30,053	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	17	$31,571	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	17	$32,021	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	15	$26,495	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	15	$32,650	100.00%
Corn Farming	15	$31,853	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	13	$31,027	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	10	$26,827	100.00%
Other Grain Farming	9	$32,742	100.00%
Floriculture Production	9	$29,402	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	191	$57,134	36.11%
Offices Of Physicians	151	$125,510	28.87%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	150	$94,830	29.76%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	134	$34,439	40.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	114	$30,775	46.91%
Offices Of Dentists	110	$115,236	57.59%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	99	$34,641	51.83%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	87	$78,715	47.28%
Management Consulting Services	81	$100,708	50.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	73	$82,474	48.34%

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.