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 %
Cresttek Llc 267 $67,366 90.20%
Logic Soft Inc 264 $59,939 89.49%
University Hospitals Medical Group Inc 263 $146,416 93.59%
The University Of Akron 253 $47,960 90.36%
The Research Institute At Nationwide Childrens Hospital 248 $48,179 90.18%
Express Llc 246 $99,484 90.77%
Everest Technologies Inc 244 $84,301 90.37%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 229 $77,725 89.11%
Csm Software Usa Llc 227 $67,688 88.33%
Mindtree Limited 227 $71,033 89.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rices Nursery Landscaping Inc 15 $24,940 26.79%
B B Launch Inc 15 $20,842 27.27%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 15 $101,874 28.30%
Luxottica Retail North America Inc 15 $83,559 28.30%
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 15 $82,146 28.30%
Horizon Educational Services Of Columbus 14 $62,128 27.45%
Snap On Business Solutions 14 $79,019 27.45%
Givaudan Flavors Corporation 14 $101,201 27.45%
Techorbit Inc 14 $68,978 28.00%
Realflex Applications Llc 14 $66,642 28.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 1 $40,206 100.00%
Wiring Device Manufacturing 1 $68,474 100.00%
Books Printing 1 $52,083 100.00%
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 1 $75,962 100.00%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers 1 $36,670 100.00%
Legal Counsel And Prosecution 1 $84,178 100.00%
Public Finance Activities 1 $58,365 100.00%
Musical Instrument Manufacturing 1 $30,472 100.00%
Indoor And Outdoor Display Advertising 1 $62,483 100.00%
Flooring Contractors 1 $49,941 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage