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 %
Horizon Science Academy Dayton High School Inc 27 $42,371 90.00%
Abercrombie And Fitch Management Co 27 $89,579 90.00%
Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation 27 $75,734 90.00%
Hcl America Solutions Inc 27 $74,437 90.00%
Indsoft Inc 27 $75,028 90.00%
Nationwide Financial 27 $63,931 90.00%
Cooper Tire Rubber Company 27 $71,151 90.00%
University Hospitals Health System Inc 27 $90,075 90.00%
Magna Infotech Ltd 27 $74,724 93.10%
Consultadd Inc 27 $77,599 93.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Square D Company 1 $81,016 25.00%
Alexander Associates Co 1 $50,086 25.00%
Sona Ohio Tan Inc 1 $38,230 25.00%
Magna Modular Systems Inc Dba Team Systems 1 $72,779 25.00%
Aurora Technologies Inc 1 $61,818 25.00%
Behr Dayton Thermal Products Llc 1 $72,342 25.00%
Ff Pharmacies 1 $75,566 25.00%
Beckett Gas Inc 1 $78,811 25.00%
Riverain Medical 1 $63,274 25.00%
Sentinel Usa Incorporated 1 $55,494 25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing 2 $127,379 66.67%
Janitorial Services 2 $49,993 66.67%
Drilling Oil And Gas Wells 2 $120,339 66.67%
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing 2 $63,576 100.00%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing 2 $60,747 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $84,885 100.00%
Grantmaking And Giving Services 2 $114,026 100.00%
Scheduled Air Transportation 2 $46,322 100.00%
Water Sewage And Other Systems 2 $48,537 100.00%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 2 $64,574 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage