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 %
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 2 $33,134 66.67%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 2 $40,789 66.67%
Copy Writers 2 $41,517 66.67%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 2 $34,830 66.67%
Music Directors and Composers 2 $44,065 66.67%
Musicians and Singers 2 $48,498 66.67%
Food Service Managers 2 $48,387 66.67%
Insurance Underwriters 2 $46,228 66.67%
Exercise Physiologists 2 $41,018 66.67%
Geneticists 2 $41,122 66.67%
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 %
Infosys Bpo Limited 17 $59,183 89.47%
Owens Corning Corporate Services Llc 16 $85,085 84.21%
Molina Healthcare Inc 16 $86,974 88.89%
Divis Solutions Inc 16 $83,932 88.89%
Toogann Technologies Llc 16 $81,298 88.89%
Edisquare Inc 16 $88,425 88.89%
Big Lots Management Llc 16 $103,845 88.89%
Ket Software Services Llc 16 $85,787 88.89%
Worldpay Integrated Payments Solutions Inc 16 $99,800 88.89%
Cleveland Clinc 16 $59,591 88.89%

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%

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