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 %
India 3,354 $438,260 45.43%
China 660 $50,782 47.28%
Mexico 658 $42,536 52.14%
Philippines 585 $37,656 60.00%
South Korea 267 $32,156 41.27%
Nigeria 222 $41,568 45.96%
Vietnam 181 $29,331 48.53%
Canada 165 $744,682 47.97%
Nepal 126 $46,779 49.03%
Brazil 104 $59,210 46.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 540 $70,427 86.96%
Photon Infotech Inc 508 $71,314 83.14%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 499 $79,822 84.01%
Kforce Inc 498 $78,249 89.89%
Cardinal Health 497 $100,892 90.04%
The University Of Toledo 493 $58,120 91.98%
Miami University 489 $47,905 93.14%
Kent State University 487 $46,843 94.02%
Fujitsu America Inc 486 $75,801 96.24%
The Ohio University 472 $48,149 93.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stachowski Alpacas Llc 10 $28,715 100.00%
Swiss Country Market 10 $29,777 100.00%
Berrys Blooms Ltd 10 $31,897 100.00%
North Branch Nursery Inc 10 $29,463 100.00%
Schultes Produce Llc 10 $28,445 100.00%
Rainbow Farms Npo Llc 9 $29,982 100.00%
Sunleaf Nursery Llp 9 $22,912 100.00%
Deckers Nursery Inc 9 $31,207 100.00%
Lawrence J Secor 9 $26,569 100.00%
Del Sur Harvesting Llc 9 $24,823 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archents Inc 33 $101,641 35.11%
Tarkett Usa Inc 31 $37,675 33.70%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc 31 $94,773 33.70%
V H Cooper Inc 30 $24,898 32.97%
Columbus Technology Solutions Inc 29 $104,968 32.22%
Mike Ward Landscaping Inc 27 $25,223 30.34%
Assurecare Llc 26 $107,210 29.21%
Big Lots Stores Inc 25 $101,514 28.41%
Zaps Technocrats Inc 25 $103,669 29.07%
G2o Llc 25 $98,938 29.07%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 5 $31,911 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 5 $36,021 100.00%
Other Animal Production 4 $31,845 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $26,190 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 4 $34,195 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 3 $33,939 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 3 $23,781 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $34,577 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 3 $30,937 100.00%
Landscaping Services 2 $37,814 66.67%

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