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 %
Civil Engineering Technicians 4 $40,233 80.00%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 4 $41,808 80.00%
Healthcare Social Workers 4 $43,670 80.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 4 $63,794 80.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 4 $71,287 80.00%
Ophthalmologists 4 $113,802 80.00%
Web Administrators 4 $82,690 100.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 4 $78,525 100.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 3 $29,709 75.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 3 $28,801 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Norway 2 $52,156 50.00%
Croatia 2 $98,863 50.00%
Malawi 2 $78,988 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $29,182 50.00%
Iraq 2 $74,142 50.00%
Chile 2 $47,133 50.00%
Belarus 2 $20,070 50.00%
Sweden 2 $63,742 66.67%
Barbados 2 $29,182 66.67%
Georgia 2 $52,202 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tej Solutions Inc 14 $63,532 87.50%
Mast Industries Inc 14 $67,608 87.50%
Convergys Corporation 14 $84,665 87.50%
Unifund Ccr Llc 14 $66,495 87.50%
Cogent Integrated Business Solutions Inc 14 $68,557 87.50%
Spln International Llc 14 $66,822 87.50%
Central Ohio Tax Company 14 $50,467 87.50%
Ashland University 14 $62,251 87.50%
Champlain Enterprises Llc 14 $60,307 87.50%
Xdimension Technology Llc 14 $56,496 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nanofiber Solutions Llc 1 $96,470 50.00%
Triple N Drywall Paitning 1 $68,016 50.00%
Mercy Medical Partners Northern Region Llc 1 $185,037 50.00%
Meddata Incorporated 1 $70,699 50.00%
Ikove Venture Partners Llc 1 $67,829 50.00%
Henkel Us Operations Corporation 1 $128,648 50.00%
Discovery Home Healthcare Llc 1 $47,466 50.00%
Construction Support Solutions Llc 1 $63,003 50.00%
Homee Inc 1 $78,998 50.00%
Chagrin Valley Nurseries Inc 1 $18,741 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