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 %
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services Inc 17 $89,537 89.47%
Mouri Tech Llc 17 $66,067 89.47%
Epeople Technologies Inc 17 $67,395 89.47%
Srinsoft Inc 17 $83,839 89.47%
Ccl Label Inc 17 $74,333 89.47%
Adbakx Llc 17 $68,270 89.47%
Allegiance Technologies Llc 17 $62,390 89.47%
Xoriant Corporation 17 $71,389 89.47%
Sharpedge Solutions Inc 17 $84,726 89.47%
Total Quality Logistics Llc 17 $86,989 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rehabclinics Spt Inc 1 $38,923 50.00%
Telesis Technologies Inc 1 $58,822 50.00%
Veolia Water Solutions Technologies N America 1 $56,472 50.00%
Strongbasics Llc 1 $74,194 50.00%
Firstenergy Service Co 1 $84,635 50.00%
My1hr Inc 1 $84,594 50.00%
Columbus Han Dle Presbyterian Church 1 $30,243 50.00%
Infosmart Systems Inc 1 $74,194 50.00%
New Empire Restaurant 1 $24,523 50.00%
Trillium Farm Holdings Llc 1 $139,339 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Animal Production 8 $26,503 100.00%
Soybean Farming 7 $30,413 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Apiculture 6 $30,084 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 5 $30,301 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 5 $31,911 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 5 $31,574 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 4 $32,292 100.00%

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 $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