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 %
K9 Sys Inc 18 $75,611 90.00%
Infogain Corporation 18 $84,966 90.00%
Usa Instruments Inc 18 $81,954 90.00%
Vizion Technologies Llc 18 $79,546 90.00%
Aci Infotech Inc 18 $74,078 90.00%
A Caring Doctor Minnesota Pa 18 $79,425 90.00%
Lextant Corporation 18 $59,728 90.00%
Tanisha Systems Inc 18 $67,771 90.00%
Navel Technologies Inc 18 $55,494 90.00%
Stat9 Technologies Inc 18 $76,379 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
West Chester Dental Group 1 $81,557 33.33%
Gerdau Macsteel Atmosphere Annealing 1 $59,218 33.33%
Timcal America Inc 1 $75,837 33.33%
Hartville Group Inc 1 $67,309 33.33%
The Freedonia Group Inc 1 $52,936 33.33%
Neuco Inc 1 $111,779 33.33%
Medina County Schools Esc 1 $44,990 33.33%
Southeast Chiropractic Therapy Center 1 $45,302 33.33%
University Of Dayton Research Institute 1 $34,980 33.33%
Engineering Consultants Group Inc 1 $69,930 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