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 Managers, Branch or Department 5 $136,739 100.00%
Recreational Therapists 5 $36,475 100.00%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 5 $123,481 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 4 $58,817 80.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 4 $63,794 80.00%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 4 $58,796 80.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 4 $31,252 80.00%
Transportation Planners 4 $66,872 80.00%
Anesthesiologist Assistants 4 $119,184 80.00%
Astronomers 4 $52,931 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Energy Engineers 1 $61,818 14.29%
Fabric Menders, Except Garment 1 $25,459 14.29%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $39,020 14.29%
Health Educators 1 $39,728 14.29%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $59,867 14.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $56,534 14.29%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1 $27,602 14.29%
Printing Press Operators 1 $40,123 14.29%
Social and Human Service Assistants 1 $27,227 14.29%
Epidemiologists 1 $51,022 14.29%
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 %
Azerbaijan 1 $39,354 33.33%
Kosovo 1 $39,624 33.33%
Paraguay 1 $22,443 33.33%
Sierra Leone 1 $29,550 33.33%
Mali 1 $69,618 33.33%
Laos 1 $45,760 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $42,298 50.00%
Botswana 1 $44,820 50.00%
Finland 1 $90,600 50.00%
Armenia 1 $91,707 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 9,260 $64,063 99.56%
Infosys Limited 4,602 $67,984 99.48%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,000 $85,807 98.50%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,632 $96,328 92.99%
Accenture Llp 3,282 $76,188 98.29%
Capgemini America Inc 2,799 $77,856 92.93%
Wipro Limited 2,760 $67,250 93.94%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,258 $75,152 80.27%
The Ohio State University 1,967 $55,594 85.86%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,777 $77,440 97.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 88 $34,180 100.00%
Wiers Farm Inc 45 $32,079 100.00%
Willoway Nurseries Inc 43 $28,290 100.00%
Manzana Llc 32 $33,371 100.00%
Rhoads Farm Inc 28 $26,617 100.00%
Brenckle Farms Inc 27 $28,095 100.00%
Wittens Produce Patch Inc 23 $31,218 100.00%
Columbus Turf Nursery Ltd 22 $28,823 100.00%
Gillmor Farms Inc 20 $29,644 100.00%
The Wm A Natorp Company 19 $29,129 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co 754 $91,754 77.33%
Gerber Poultry Inc 466 $22,420 61.80%
Case Farms Processing Inc 446 $23,375 80.36%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 410 $64,955 74.01%
Information Control Company Llc 254 $77,933 54.51%
Yashco Systems Inc 164 $101,136 36.77%
American Business Solutions Inc 141 $99,765 34.39%
Deemsys Inc 141 $86,052 35.16%
Kent State University 106 $48,597 31.09%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut 98 $84,660 31.51%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 25 $30,985 100.00%
Corn Farming 23 $35,145 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 22 $31,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 21 $33,124 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 21 $34,026 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $28,382 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 15 $31,792 100.00%
Floriculture Production 14 $32,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $27,826 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $33,664 100.00%

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