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 %
Electrical Engineering Technicians	2	$50,503	66.67%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	2	$68,380	66.67%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists	2	$51,439	100.00%
Fundraisers	2	$51,907	100.00%
Intelligence Analysts	2	$62,150	100.00%
Historians	2	$53,643	100.00%
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	2	$62,761	100.00%
Transportation Managers	2	$67,299	100.00%
Radiation Therapists	2	$89,211	100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	2	$82,140	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 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 %
Digitek Software Inc	71	$88,465	91.03%
The Lubrizol Corporation	70	$81,113	89.74%
Smart Data Systems Llc	70	$67,188	89.74%
Solize Usa Corporation	69	$81,055	89.61%
Ascena Retail Group	69	$92,175	89.61%
Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc	69	$116,149	89.61%
Alten Technology Usa Inc	68	$71,741	89.47%
Cyberthink Inc	67	$65,764	88.16%
Exel Inc	67	$76,126	88.16%
Penske Logistics Llc	67	$85,886	88.16%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Maxion Wheels Akron Llc	4	$85,426	30.77%
General Motors Company	4	$85,935	30.77%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division	4	$96,226	30.77%
Toledo Molding Die Inc	4	$61,006	30.77%
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc	4	$80,580	30.77%
Horizon Science Academy Dayton	4	$66,642	30.77%
University Of Mount Union	4	$46,360	30.77%
National Interstate Insurance Company	4	$85,181	30.77%
Entrypoint Consulting Llc	4	$73,897	30.77%
Denovo Systems	4	$97,594	30.77%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	34	$66,894	85.00%
Tax Preparation Services	34	$54,597	87.18%
Full Service Restaurants	33	$87,666	84.62%
Hmo Medical Centers	33	$78,429	86.84%
Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	33	$68,622	86.84%
Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	33	$88,733	89.19%
Landscape Architectural Services	33	$62,400	89.19%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	32	$76,776	88.89%
Pension Funds	32	$89,002	88.89%
Support Activities For Road Transportation	32	$77,563	91.43%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Flour Milling	2	$52,895	22.22%
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	2	$81,255	22.22%
Other Personal Care Services	2	$52,583	22.22%
All Other Legal Services	2	$54,434	22.22%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	2	$60,694	22.22%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2	$69,108	22.22%
Farm And Garden Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	2	$28,402	22.22%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	2	$79,207	22.22%
Language Schools	2	$50,992	22.22%
Other General Government Support	2	$42,370	25.00%

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.