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 %
Nanosystems Engineers 3 $80,898 75.00%
Community Health Workers 3 $35,034 75.00%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 3 $44,020 75.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 3 $50,892 75.00%
Food Service Managers 3 $45,729 100.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 3 $28,801 100.00%
Marriage and Family Therapists 3 $38,889 100.00%
Archivists 3 $28,600 100.00%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 3 $100,547 100.00%
Fundraisers 3 $49,033 100.00%
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 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 %
All Other Crop Farming 25 $30,985 100.00%
Corn Farming 23 $35,145 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 22 $31,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 21 $33,124 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 21 $34,026 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $28,382 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 15 $31,792 100.00%
Floriculture Production 14 $32,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $27,826 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $33,664 100.00%

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