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 %
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 540 $70,427 86.96%
Photon Infotech Inc 508 $71,314 83.14%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 499 $79,822 84.01%
Kforce Inc 498 $78,249 89.89%
Cardinal Health 497 $100,892 90.04%
The University Of Toledo 493 $58,120 91.98%
Miami University 489 $47,905 93.14%
Kent State University 487 $46,843 94.02%
Fujitsu America Inc 486 $75,801 96.24%
The Ohio University 472 $48,149 93.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stachowski Alpacas Llc 10 $28,715 100.00%
Swiss Country Market 10 $29,777 100.00%
Berrys Blooms Ltd 10 $31,897 100.00%
North Branch Nursery Inc 10 $29,463 100.00%
Schultes Produce Llc 10 $28,445 100.00%
Rainbow Farms Npo Llc 9 $29,982 100.00%
Sunleaf Nursery Llp 9 $22,912 100.00%
Deckers Nursery Inc 9 $31,207 100.00%
Lawrence J Secor 9 $26,569 100.00%
Del Sur Harvesting Llc 9 $24,823 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archents Inc 33 $101,641 35.11%
Tarkett Usa Inc 31 $37,675 33.70%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc 31 $94,773 33.70%
V H Cooper Inc 30 $24,898 32.97%
Columbus Technology Solutions Inc 29 $104,968 32.22%
Mike Ward Landscaping Inc 27 $25,223 30.34%
Assurecare Llc 26 $107,210 29.21%
Big Lots Stores Inc 25 $101,514 28.41%
Zaps Technocrats Inc 25 $103,669 29.07%
G2o Llc 25 $98,938 29.07%

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