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 %
Inteli Platforms Inc 18 $73,523 90.00%
Inteliroute Technologies Llc 18 $79,814 90.00%
Virtuosa Global Solutions Llc 18 $63,344 90.00%
Hexacorp Llc 18 $64,545 90.00%
West Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp 18 $68,891 90.00%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 18 $85,511 90.00%
New York Community Bank 18 $80,713 90.00%
Wenova Inc 18 $72,593 90.00%
The Christ Hospital 18 $53,439 90.00%
Technocraft Solutions Llc 18 $58,332 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gordon Min Inc Dba China Phoenix 1 $25,002 33.33%
Nile Investments 1 $25,459 33.33%
B S International Inc 1 $143,562 33.33%
Iheartmedia Management Services Inc 1 $95,181 33.33%
Esko Graphics Inc 1 $74,048 33.33%
Fiserv Global Services Inc 1 $144,248 33.33%
Yaskawa America Inc 1 $70,054 33.33%
American Pan Company 1 $39,957 33.33%
Quality Computer Specialists Inc 1 $91,395 33.33%
Gerbig Snellweisheimer Advertising Llc 1 $74,194 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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