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 %
New Zealand 5 $51,990 55.56%
Morocco 5 $53,572 55.56%
Greece 4 $60,240 44.44%
Singapore 4 $68,916 44.44%
Senegal 4 $40,767 50.00%
Moldova 4 $47,882 50.00%
Czech Republic 4 $47,273 57.14%
Mongolia 4 $24,955 57.14%
Haiti 4 $104,005 57.14%
Austria 4 $43,400 57.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lantrasoft Inc 24 $55,854 88.89%
Owens Corning Science And Technology Llc 24 $89,313 88.89%
Tekwissen Llc 24 $65,854 88.89%
Infovision21 Inc 24 $67,677 88.89%
Dotcom Team Llc 24 $75,828 88.89%
Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc 24 $103,528 88.89%
Olive Ai Inc 24 $87,985 88.89%
Gathi Analytics Llc 24 $96,319 88.89%
Diebold Incorporated 24 $64,856 92.31%
Synchronisys Inc 24 $56,174 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Specialty Gases Of America Inc 1 $80,870 25.00%
Central Ohio Skin And Cancer Inc 1 $112,923 25.00%
Nanofilm Ltd 1 $51,438 25.00%
Faxon Machining Inc 1 $62,733 25.00%
Goodrich Corporation 1 $70,130 25.00%
Burt Hill 1 $47,882 25.00%
Asian Star Festival Lane 1 $39,686 25.00%
Siloam Biosciences Inc 1 $82,160 25.00%
First Financial Bancorp 1 $95,139 25.00%
Realeflow Llc 1 $73,091 25.00%

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