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 %
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 4 $34,247 80.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 4 $40,233 80.00%
Web Administrators 4 $82,690 80.00%
Exercise Physiologists 4 $42,692 80.00%
Bioinformatics Technicians 4 $43,425 80.00%
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 4 $41,808 100.00%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 4 $78,525 100.00%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 4 $71,287 100.00%
Ophthalmologists 4 $113,802 100.00%
Urologists 3 $188,171 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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Australia 17 $84,727 48.57%
Zambia 16 $41,281 48.48%
Indonesia 15 $46,625 48.39%
South Africa 15 $58,051 51.72%
Jordan 15 $113,767 51.72%
Malaysia 13 $77,545 44.83%
Peru 12 $82,526 44.44%
El Salvador 12 $55,590 44.44%
Bahamas 11 $56,727 42.31%
Uganda 10 $29,937 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dizer Corp 188 $54,830 89.10%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 188 $67,125 89.95%
Windycity Technologies Inc 187 $89,091 89.47%
Keybank National Association 186 $81,836 90.73%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc 186 $87,321 90.73%
Racar International De Llc 185 $69,232 91.58%
Teradata Operations Inc 184 $80,033 92.00%
Philips Medical Systems Cleveland Inc 182 $73,983 91.92%
System Soft Technologies Llc 181 $67,072 92.35%
Ntt Data Inc 175 $85,826 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dc Inge Agriculture Llc 5 $33,725 100.00%
Spartans Agricultural Builders Inc 5 $33,733 100.00%
Agrico Labor Llc 5 $32,086 100.00%
Whitebarn Organics Llc 5 $31,920 100.00%
Grace Brothers Landscaping Inc 5 $28,055 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc 5 $36,600 100.00%
Ws Yoe Nurseries Inc 5 $23,724 100.00%
Spring Lake Nursery Llc 5 $33,396 100.00%
Niese Ag Llc 5 $34,919 100.00%
Nature Fresh Farms Usa Inc 4 $26,660 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mulberry Creek Greenhouses Inc 11 $25,834 28.95%
Horizon Science Academy Of Lorain Inc 10 $59,018 26.32%
Horizon Science Academy Toledo 10 $55,747 27.03%
Grob Systems Inc 10 $66,855 27.03%
Ianiro Landscaping Inc 10 $28,227 27.78%
Millmark Construction Inc 10 $51,979 27.78%
Narwal Inc 10 $100,258 28.57%
Vancuren Services Inc 10 $33,413 28.57%
Iflex Inc 10 $79,356 28.57%
Bwi North America Inc 9 $57,692 25.71%

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