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 %
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 3 $55,903 75.00%
Archivists 3 $28,600 75.00%
Teacher Assistants 3 $38,397 75.00%
Drafters, All Other 3 $33,994 75.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 3 $33,487 75.00%
Community Health Workers 3 $35,034 75.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists 3 $38,889 75.00%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 3 $44,020 75.00%
Film and Video Editors 3 $44,200 75.00%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 3 $43,292 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 %
Nepal 86 $54,607 53.42%
Pakistan 64 $77,186 41.56%
Turkey 63 $63,728 52.07%
United Kingdom 48 $81,202 40.00%
Dominican Republic 48 $32,404 40.68%
Iran 45 $56,233 47.87%
Cambodia 44 $24,822 50.57%
Jamaica 37 $33,049 47.44%
Taiwan 32 $58,684 43.84%
Japan 30 $73,680 42.25%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Battelle Memorial Institute 32 $66,327 91.43%
Wellpoint Inc 32 $77,316 91.43%
Vinimaya Inc 32 $70,299 91.43%
Spartan Solutions Inc 31 $75,908 88.57%
Tana Systems Inc 31 $67,415 88.57%
Salesforcecom Inc 31 $100,455 88.57%
Unity Health Network Llc 31 $125,710 88.57%
Sapot Systems Inc 31 $71,939 88.57%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 31 $68,021 88.57%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 31 $80,400 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Owens Illinois General Inc 2 $91,333 40.00%
Riverhills Healthcare Inc 2 $80,829 40.00%
Reliable Transportation Solutions 2 $73,528 40.00%
Green Tokai Co Ltd 2 $55,848 40.00%
New Hunan Of Solon Inc 2 $44,637 40.00%
Biowish Technologies Inc 2 $90,106 40.00%
Veolia 2 $72,145 40.00%
Buyansky Brothers Landscaping Inc 2 $27,352 40.00%
Cameo Solutions Inc 2 $96,325 40.00%
Complete Healthcare For Women 2 $40,508 40.00%

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