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 %
Orthotists and Prosthetists 2 $89,087 100.00%
Security Management Specialists 2 $90,293 100.00%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 2 $102,128 100.00%
Investment Fund Managers 2 $126,298 100.00%
Sports Medicine Physicians 2 $183,924 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $798 50.00%
Tax Preparers 1 $20,342 50.00%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 1 $23,067 50.00%
Agricultural Technicians 1 $24,690 50.00%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 1 $26,624 50.00%
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 %
Infosys Bpo Limited 17 $59,183 89.47%
Owens Corning Corporate Services Llc 16 $85,085 84.21%
Molina Healthcare Inc 16 $86,974 88.89%
Divis Solutions Inc 16 $83,932 88.89%
Toogann Technologies Llc 16 $81,298 88.89%
Edisquare Inc 16 $88,425 88.89%
Big Lots Management Llc 16 $103,845 88.89%
Ket Software Services Llc 16 $85,787 88.89%
Worldpay Integrated Payments Solutions Inc 16 $99,800 88.89%
Cleveland Clinc 16 $59,591 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Visionet Systems Inc 1 $96,054 50.00%
Porter Wright Morris Arthur Llp 1 $112,528 50.00%
Charles E Harris Assoc 1 $56,638 50.00%
Lakeshore Toltest Corporation 1 $58,760 50.00%
Dr Tabachnik Associates Richmond Inc 1 $101,275 50.00%
Gkn Aerospace Cincinnati Inc 1 $51,126 50.00%
Thom Stauffer Architects 1 $64,854 50.00%
3sg Corporation 1 $81,494 50.00%
Ebix Inc 1 $70,096 50.00%
Pemberville Drug Store Llc 1 $97,698 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 22 $30,053 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 17 $31,571 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 17 $32,021 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $26,495 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 15 $32,650 100.00%
Corn Farming 15 $31,853 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 13 $31,027 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $26,827 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 9 $32,742 100.00%
Floriculture Production 9 $29,402 100.00%

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 $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