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 %
Pharmacy Technicians 1 $26,915 50.00%
Travel Agents 1 $27,435 50.00%
Office Clerks, General 1 $27,934 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $29,432 50.00%
Counselors, All Other 1 $30,181 50.00%
Billing and Posting Clerks 1 $30,430 50.00%
Procurement Clerks 1 $30,472 50.00%
Foresters 1 $31,262 50.00%
Tutors 1 $31,403 50.00%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1 $31,616 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 %
Prolim Global Corporation 16 $74,654 88.89%
Asta Crs Inc 16 $72,827 88.89%
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 16 $57,702 88.89%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Richland County Ltd 16 $154,121 88.89%
Discover Technologies Inc 16 $85,677 88.89%
The Procter Gamble Us Business Services Company 16 $116,501 88.89%
Intelligrated Systems Inc 16 $71,431 88.89%
Honda Logistics North America Inc 16 $68,876 88.89%
Yash Lujan Consulting Inc 16 $78,297 88.89%
Apex Technology Systems Inc 16 $81,696 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Interfinancial Inc 1 $43,576 50.00%
Challenger Ohio Ltd 1 $25,022 50.00%
Tech4imaging Llc 1 $82,430 50.00%
Kiwi Hospitality Cincinnati Llc 1 $62,026 50.00%
Nottingham Spirk Design Associates Inc 1 $38,938 50.00%
Fanuc America Corporation 1 $92,206 50.00%
Laylas Kitchen Llc 1 $40,997 50.00%
Md Airfoils 1 $24,066 50.00%
G Tekt North America Corporation 1 $62,254 50.00%
Tfo Tdc Llc Dba Tdc Investment Advisory 1 $139,922 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $26,190 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $34,826 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 3 $23,781 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $34,382 66.67%
Sheep Farming 2 $25,431 66.67%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 2 $28,475 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $28,548 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 2 $33,051 100.00%

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