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 %
India 3,080 $468,157 45.53%
China 619 $48,951 48.13%
Mexico 551 $42,217 54.13%
Philippines 388 $33,600 54.96%
South Korea 255 $31,280 41.46%
Nigeria 211 $40,747 58.45%
Vietnam 166 $29,460 47.43%
Canada 154 $790,635 53.85%
Ghana 92 $35,152 52.27%
Brazil 89 $61,515 54.94%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Narwal Inc 75 $90,942 92.59%
Archents Inc 75 $69,295 92.59%
Case Consulting Group Inc 75 $61,880 92.59%
Mak Technologies Llc 74 $83,678 91.36%
Louis Stokes Cleveland Va Medical Center 74 $145,812 91.36%
Ltimindtree Limited 74 $81,333 92.50%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 74 $66,667 92.50%
Centric Consulting Llc 74 $74,151 92.50%
Siritek Inc 74 $73,152 92.50%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 74 $75,281 92.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazon Web Services Inc 4 $116,116 28.57%
Citi Fund Services Ohio Inc 4 $104,587 28.57%
Fives St Corp 4 $68,879 28.57%
Thang Cafe Inc 4 $28,091 28.57%
Romano Construction Llc 4 $65,166 28.57%
Anatolia Cafe 4 $29,884 28.57%
The Phased Array Company Llc 4 $69,753 28.57%
Worldpay Llc 4 $90,225 28.57%
Ak Steel Corporation 4 $74,865 28.57%
Boiling Seafood Llc 4 $29,692 28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elevator And Moving Stairway Manufacturing 3 $66,345 100.00%
Public Relations Agencies 3 $60,805 100.00%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing 3 $54,794 100.00%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery 3 $139,832 100.00%
Human Rights Organizations 3 $45,510 100.00%
Support Activities For Coal Mining 3 $62,199 100.00%
Nonresidential Building Construction 3 $49,393 100.00%
Hydroelectric Power Generation 2 $53,404 66.67%
All Other Personal Services 2 $61,641 66.67%
Passenger Car Rental 2 $92,934 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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