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 %
Access Therapies Inc 17 $60,614 89.47%
Majesco Software And Solutions Inc 17 $70,348 89.47%
Cubic Technologies Llc 17 $75,142 89.47%
Savi Technologies Inc 17 $71,302 89.47%
Comtek Global Inc 17 $73,149 89.47%
Aetna Resources Llc 17 $109,511 89.47%
Veeva Systems Inc 17 $105,018 89.47%
Globe Metallurgical Inc 17 $84,561 89.47%
Essential Technologies Inc 17 $78,643 89.47%
R Systems Inc 17 $70,392 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Contactabilitycom Llc 1 $85,946 50.00%
Premier Renal Care Llc 1 $51,106 50.00%
Kern Liebers Usa Inc 1 $93,267 50.00%
Thermagon Inc Dba Laird Technologies 1 $99,070 50.00%
Kal Software Inc 1 $95,181 50.00%
Angel Dental Care 1 $127,358 50.00%
Shushu Inc 1 $24,419 50.00%
Rchling Automotive Usa Llp 1 $73,466 50.00%
Squire Patton Boggs 1 $54,558 50.00%
Q Lab Corporation 1 $79,685 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.