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%

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 %
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 %
Hcl America Inc	674	$70,600	98.54%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	646	$66,039	98.03%
Populus Group Llc	569	$86,290	87.94%
Cleveland Clinic	560	$87,014	88.89%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company	550	$70,878	90.02%
Virtusa Corporation	548	$80,289	89.69%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation	547	$70,693	91.17%
Strategic Systems Inc	512	$74,475	86.78%
Photon Infotech Inc	508	$71,314	88.35%
The Huntington National Bank	503	$89,333	87.94%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Auria Fremont Llc	37	$34,320	36.63%
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company	37	$78,217	37.37%
Medpace Inc	36	$66,698	36.73%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc	35	$59,350	36.08%
Greenpro Services Inc	35	$24,987	36.08%
Oracle America Inc	35	$82,465	36.08%
Archents Inc	33	$101,641	35.48%
Technocraft Solutions Llc	33	$79,266	35.87%
V H Cooper Inc	30	$24,898	32.97%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc	27	$96,266	30.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	6	$72,280	85.71%
Regulation And Administration Of Transportation Programs	6	$51,050	85.71%
Other Animal Food Manufacturing	6	$57,110	85.71%
Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing	6	$101,868	85.71%
Nonresidential Property Managers	6	$52,523	85.71%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	6	$72,679	85.71%
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	5	$79,523	71.43%
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing	5	$52,682	83.33%
Power And Communication Line And Related Structures Construction	5	$75,708	83.33%
Casino Hotels	5	$51,484	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.