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 %
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 3 $43,729 75.00%
Sustainability Specialists 3 $64,383 75.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 3 $55,591 100.00%
Electromechanical Engineering Technologists 3 $46,321 100.00%
Surveyors 3 $50,052 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 3 $59,992 100.00%
Art Directors 3 $65,021 100.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 3 $80,898 100.00%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 3 $96,082 100.00%
Nurse Anesthetists 3 $127,192 100.00%
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 %
Russia 21 $64,876 43.75%
Italy 19 $72,457 39.58%
Hong Kong 19 $35,165 46.34%
Guatemala 18 $39,836 43.90%
Cameroon 18 $34,152 48.65%
Thailand 18 $5,370,738 51.43%
Zimbabwe 17 $34,059 53.13%
Zambia 16 $41,281 50.00%
Israel 15 $64,481 50.00%
Sri Lanka 15 $68,861 51.72%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Savantis Solutions Llc 30 $93,662 90.91%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limted 30 $48,776 90.91%
Gahanna Jefferson Public Schools 30 $40,739 90.91%
American Technology Consulting Llc 30 $69,768 90.91%
Lexisnexis Usa 30 $88,634 90.91%
Horizon Technologies Inc 30 $55,239 90.91%
Millennium Info Tech Inc 30 $64,951 90.91%
Techligent Systems Inc 30 $53,973 90.91%
Ohio Physicians Professional Corporation 30 $172,182 90.91%
Tmw Systems Inc 30 $64,922 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Akzo Nobel Paints Llc 2 $70,731 40.00%
Lucrum Inc 2 $93,348,351 40.00%
Ericsson Services Inc 2 $56,556 40.00%
Murtis Taylor Human Services System 2 $36,793 40.00%
Dingus And Daga Inc 2 $63,919 40.00%
Longbow Securities Llc 2 $56,140 50.00%
Victorias Secret Direct Brand Management Llc 2 $46,312 50.00%
Elsevier 2 $87,527 50.00%
Promerus Llc 2 $59,415 50.00%
R W Beckett Corporation 2 $79,311 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 58,567 $69,673 92.78%
Computer Systems Design Services 11,736 $76,566 93.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,829 $51,593 83.53%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,490 $74,793 96.65%
Engineering Services 5,476 $67,533 88.62%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,923 $74,335 87.15%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,770 $84,757 91.59%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,536 $93,132 93.84%
Other Computer Related Services 2,869 $69,169 90.33%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,196 $71,092 97.51%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 238 $29,536 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 191 $31,033 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 136 $31,814 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 125 $31,043 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 83 $26,037 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $31,427 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 53 $30,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 41 $32,390 100.00%
Apple Orchards 31 $30,882 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,230 $203,458 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,669 $20,960 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,020 $29,202 68.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 721 $229,029 70.69%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 710 $90,549 73.27%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 538 $2,089,110 74.62%
Engineering Services 538 $81,314 75.77%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 529 $81,737 77.79%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 523 $392,478 97.21%
Other Computer Related Services 504 $78,701 93.68%

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