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%
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 %
Oclc Online Computer Library Center Inc 73 $71,067 92.41%
Big Lots Stores Inc 73 $88,226 92.41%
Youngstown State University 73 $52,981 92.41%
Global Infotech Inc 73 $70,486 92.41%
Amazon Web Services Inc 72 $93,483 91.14%
Sap America Inc 72 $83,402 91.14%
Csc Consulting Inc 72 $65,311 91.14%
Astir It Solutions Inc 72 $65,769 91.14%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 72 $62,529 92.31%
Dedicated Technologies Inc 71 $65,297 91.03%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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