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 %
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2 $33,446 66.67%
Counselors, All Other 2 $27,675 66.67%
Intelligence Analysts 2 $62,150 66.67%
Environmental Economists 2 $56,493 66.67%
Sports Medicine Physicians 2 $183,924 66.67%
Musicians and Singers 2 $48,498 66.67%
Radiation Therapists 2 $89,211 66.67%
Copy Writers 2 $41,517 66.67%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 2 $51,439 66.67%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 2 $55,713 100.00%
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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Australia 17 $84,727 48.57%
Zambia 16 $41,281 48.48%
Indonesia 15 $46,625 48.39%
South Africa 15 $58,051 51.72%
Jordan 15 $113,767 51.72%
Malaysia 13 $77,545 44.83%
Peru 12 $82,526 44.44%
El Salvador 12 $55,590 44.44%
Bahamas 11 $56,727 42.31%
Uganda 10 $29,937 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fast Switch Ltd 337 $73,341 91.33%
Genpact Llc 337 $77,633 92.33%
Ascendum Solutions Llc 332 $85,088 93.26%
Information Control Corporation 324 $71,595 92.84%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 320 $80,762 92.49%
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc 313 $83,982 92.06%
University Hospitals Medical Group Inc 307 $152,171 93.03%
Itelligence Inc 298 $86,920 90.58%
The Metrohealth System 295 $81,857 91.05%
Abercrombie Fitch Trading Co 295 $70,309 91.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Donzells Flower Garden Center Inc 7 $25,011 100.00%
Francis Wiley Family Limited Partnership 7 $29,560 100.00%
Springlake Nursery 7 $24,140 100.00%
Ohmans Produce 7 $23,052 100.00%
Kw Zellers Son Inc 7 $30,335 100.00%
Colby Farms Ltd 7 $31,093 100.00%
Maria Garden Center Inc 7 $34,593 100.00%
Blooms Berries Farm Market Llc 7 $34,359 100.00%
Holland Pyke Llc 7 $28,585 100.00%
Mario L Angiuli 7 $30,664 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apex Industrial Technologies 21 $73,625 28.38%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 21 $99,464 29.58%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 21 $23,178 30.00%
Vertex Computer Systems 20 $84,757 28.57%
Midlandguardian Co 20 $103,842 30.77%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 20 $85,640 30.77%
Exponentia Us Inc 19 $92,042 29.23%
Rite Aid Corporation 18 $86,478 28.13%
Owens Illinois Inc 18 $87,991 28.57%
Dmi Big Data Insights Llc 18 $88,901 29.03%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 62,245 $70,827 92.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,740 $78,176 93.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,525 $52,124 83.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,730 $75,657 96.68%
Engineering Services 5,959 $68,791 88.22%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 5,215 $75,520 87.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,264 $85,149 91.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,985 $95,876 93.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,051 $70,902 90.56%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,461 $73,564 97.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 288 $31,150 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 256 $32,832 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 169 $32,961 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 154 $32,375 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 88 $27,049 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $33,814 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 60 $31,425 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 42 $32,519 100.00%
Apple Orchards 37 $32,006 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,392 $198,480 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,740 $21,198 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,536 $51,815 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,332 $29,171 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 985 $91,705 100.00%
Landscaping Services 788 $28,609 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 758 $91,698 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 741 $225,207 100.00%
Engineering Services 571 $81,224 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 570 $83,340 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage