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 %
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 %
Igate Technologies Inc 679 $60,973 93.27%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 646 $66,039 90.48%
Virtusa Corporation 637 $81,639 90.23%
Cleveland Clinic 610 $86,096 90.10%
The Huntington National Bank 597 $92,317 89.64%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company 590 $72,249 90.63%
Populus Group Llc 589 $86,785 91.04%
Strategic Systems Inc 578 $75,465 90.03%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 548 $78,660 85.76%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 542 $70,647 85.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Drw Packing Inc 11 $32,704 100.00%
Green Circle Growers Inc 11 $29,500 100.00%
Aguilera Harvesting Corp 11 $29,450 100.00%
C P Michael Farms Llc 11 $33,167 100.00%
Peace Valley Orchards Inc 11 $30,262 100.00%
Landscape Creations Nursery Llc 11 $29,044 100.00%
Craig Armstrong 10 $31,984 100.00%
Wilson Enterprises Inc 10 $38,482 100.00%
New Century Csa Llc 10 $30,125 100.00%
Hobby Associates Ltd 10 $29,395 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company 42 $82,381 39.62%
Medpace Inc 42 $67,959 39.62%
Oclc Inc 41 $77,818 38.68%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 38 $83,014 37.25%
Oracle America Inc 36 $82,006 35.64%
Greenpro Services Inc 35 $24,987 35.00%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc 35 $59,350 35.71%
South Star 35 $23,557 36.08%
Fifth Third Bank National Association 34 $72,759 35.05%
Technocraft Solutions Llc 33 $79,266 35.11%

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