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 %
Rl Carriers Shared Services Llc	30	$75,245	88.24%
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District	30	$81,679	88.24%
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp	30	$90,306	88.24%
Mastech Digital Services Inc	30	$84,696	88.24%
Rite Aid Corp	30	$89,403	88.24%
Path Robotics Inc	30	$101,202	88.24%
Terracon Consultants Inc	30	$65,902	88.24%
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc	30	$67,434	88.24%
Globalpoint Inc	30	$80,344	88.24%
Promatrix Corp	30	$62,166	90.91%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Big Lots Inc	2	$87,173	40.00%
Sound Inpatient Physicians	2	$109,044	40.00%
Esolutech	2	$51,210	40.00%
A Ressler Dba Down To Earth Landscaping Inc	2	$23,067	40.00%
Ist Inc	2	$81,879	40.00%
Hytec Debartolo Llc	2	$44,138	40.00%
Human Arc Corporation	2	$68,671	40.00%
Ts Tech North America	2	$75,358	40.00%
Limited Stores Inc	2	$51,667	40.00%
Interbake Foods Llc	2	$62,702	40.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Furniture And Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	1	$36,213	50.00%
School And Employee Bus Transportation	1	$96,990	50.00%
Biomass Electric Power Generation	1	$62,130	50.00%
Custom Architectural Woodwork And Millwork Manufacturing	1	$49,816	50.00%
Footwear Manufacturing	1	$95,576	50.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings	1	$41,517	50.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	1	$0	50.00%
Other Technical And Trade Schools	1	$34,403	50.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	1	$80,954	50.00%
Pottery Ceramics And Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing	1	$140,795	50.00%

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.