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 %
France 23 $87,608 42.59%
Venezuela 23 $87,164 43.40%
Italy 21 $77,657 40.38%
Hong Kong 20 $34,468 40.00%
Thailand 20 $4,836,525 43.48%
Zimbabwe 19 $33,019 41.30%
Cameroon 18 $34,152 40.00%
Uzbekistan 17 $41,516 39.53%
Australia 17 $84,727 44.74%
Sri Lanka 17 $70,009 47.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Birlasoft Inc 472 $68,212 94.21%
Goken America Llc 460 $72,911 92.00%
Deloitte Touche Llp 440 $59,393 90.72%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 437 $59,472 93.38%
Mast Technology Services Inc 404 $93,177 90.58%
Anthem Inc 371 $89,819 83.75%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 349 $87,054 81.92%
Persistent Systems Inc 349 $63,780 88.58%
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center 344 $62,456 89.35%
Data Systems Integration Group Inc 340 $72,710 91.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maria Gardens Llc 9 $34,438 100.00%
Bachmans Sunny Hill Fruit Farms Inc 8 $31,270 100.00%
Maurer Farms Llc 8 $31,270 100.00%
Sunny Meadows Flower Farm 8 $30,484 100.00%
Klosterman Farms Llc 8 $30,737 100.00%
Quarry Hill Orchards Llc 8 $33,631 100.00%
Lcn Holdings Inc Dba Lake County Nursery 8 $29,739 100.00%
Penn Ohio Wholesale Gardens Llc 8 $31,086 100.00%
Leuty Nursery Llc 8 $29,886 100.00%
Lcn Holdings Inc 7 $24,242 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Louis Stokes Cleveland Va Medical Center 24 $65,296 28.57%
Axcess Financial Services Inc 24 $69,764 28.92%
Ohiohealth Physician Group Inc 23 $162,130 28.40%
Hm Landscaping Co Inc 23 $33,775 28.40%
Penske Logistics Llc 22 $74,026 27.16%
Vantiv 22 $83,732 27.16%
Netcracker Technology Corporation 22 $78,480 27.50%
Visa Usa 22 $75,715 28.21%
Svats Inc 22 $89,130 28.21%
The Pnc Financial Services Group 21 $84,781 28.38%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 62,245 $70,827 92.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,740 $78,176 93.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,525 $52,124 83.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,730 $75,657 96.68%
Engineering Services 5,959 $68,791 88.22%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 5,215 $75,520 87.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,264 $85,149 91.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,985 $95,876 93.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,051 $70,902 90.56%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,461 $73,564 97.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 288 $31,150 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 256 $32,832 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 169 $32,961 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 154 $32,375 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 88 $27,049 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $33,814 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 60 $31,425 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 42 $32,519 100.00%
Apple Orchards 37 $32,006 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,392 $198,480 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,740 $21,198 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,536 $51,815 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,332 $29,171 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 985 $91,705 100.00%
Landscaping Services 788 $28,609 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 758 $91,698 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 741 $225,207 100.00%
Engineering Services 571 $81,224 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 570 $83,340 100.00%

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