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 %
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	3	$55,903	100.00%
Art Directors	3	$65,021	100.00%
Insurance Underwriters	3	$53,040	100.00%
Transportation Managers	2	$67,299	66.67%
Historians	2	$53,643	66.67%
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	2	$33,134	66.67%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	2	$72,634	66.67%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	2	$26,426	66.67%
Music Directors and Composers	2	$44,065	66.67%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	2	$40,789	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 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 %
Further Enterprise Solutions Llc	4	$70,445	100.00%
Vignainc	4	$77,402	100.00%
Peopletomysitecom Llc	4	$64,745	100.00%
Hitachi Consulting Software Services	4	$65,208	100.00%
Ang Infotech Llc	4	$69,914	100.00%
Hire It People Llc	4	$61,464	100.00%
Valiantica Inc	4	$80,678	100.00%
Genpact Solutions Inc	4	$68,671	100.00%
Infotree Service Inc	4	$69,134	100.00%
Telnet Inc	4	$70,829	100.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other General Merchandise Retailers	5	$100,917	83.33%
Overhead Traveling Crane Hoist And Monorail System Manufacturing	5	$69,023	83.33%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	5	$68,083	83.33%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills	5	$83,362	83.33%
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	5	$79,523	83.33%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing	5	$51,160	83.33%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	5	$64,243	83.33%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing	5	$73,087	83.33%
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	5	$106,966	83.33%
Residential Intellectual And Developmental Disability Facilities	5	$41,575	83.33%

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.