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
162,437 91.94% $74,594 H-1B
11,590 6.56% $198,926 PERM
1,590 0.90% $30,673 H-2A
1,062 0.60% $87,722 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 176,679 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 162,437 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.94% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,590 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.56% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1 $36,858 50.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $798 50.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $95,014 50.00%
Adapted Physical Education Specialists 1 $55,037 50.00%
Computer Operators 1 $35,610 50.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 1 $73,778 50.00%
Tutors 1 $31,403 50.00%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 1 $45,802 50.00%
School Psychologists 1 $55,828 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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pakistan 102 $58,596 46.36%
Ghana 98 $35,714 46.01%
Turkey 63 $63,728 36.21%
Bangladesh 54 $35,957 38.57%
United Kingdom 53 $82,698 40.46%
Dominican Republic 50 $32,221 40.00%
Iran 48 $56,466 40.00%
Cambodia 44 $24,822 43.56%
Jamaica 40 $34,082 43.96%
Taiwan 33 $58,636 39.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Case Western Reserve University 1,723 $48,674 95.35%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 1,577 $60,965 95.63%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,207 $62,820 77.82%
Lt Technology Services Limited 1,182 $65,343 88.67%
Slk America Inc 1,053 $72,252 79.65%
Information Control Company Llc 1,033 $77,007 87.32%
Erp Analysts Inc 1,021 $75,491 86.82%
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center 945 $49,188 81.68%
Nationwide Insurance 910 $85,088 80.53%
Ibm Corporation 882 $76,806 88.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Chefs Garden Inc 18 $27,752 100.00%
Carey David Emmons 18 $30,106 100.00%
Witten Produce Patch 16 $23,884 100.00%
Grobe Fruit Farm Ltd 16 $34,325 100.00%
Vel A Da Inc 15 $32,493 100.00%
F Madrid Harvesting Inc 15 $31,410 100.00%
Kile Farms 15 $27,708 100.00%
Willowbend Nurseries Llc 15 $28,979 100.00%
Brotzmans Nursery Inc 15 $27,122 100.00%
Patterson Farms Inc 14 $27,869 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 92 $101,422 30.77%
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 89 $77,134 30.58%
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center 81 $61,131 31.89%
Renee Systems Inc 81 $83,792 41.54%
Devcare Solutions 81 $78,692 43.09%
Auria Fremont Llc 65 $34,320 35.71%
The Metrohealth System 60 $101,014 34.48%
Fuyao Glass America Inc 58 $73,832 35.37%
American Electric Power 57 $81,035 35.19%
State Auto Property Casualty Insurance Company 56 $108,042 37.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 62,245 $70,827 92.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,740 $78,176 93.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,525 $52,124 83.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,730 $75,657 96.68%
Engineering Services 5,959 $68,791 88.22%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 5,215 $75,520 87.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,264 $85,149 91.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,985 $95,876 93.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,051 $70,902 90.56%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,461 $73,564 97.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 288 $31,150 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 256 $32,832 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 169 $32,961 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 154 $32,375 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 88 $27,049 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $33,814 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 60 $31,425 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 42 $32,519 100.00%
Apple Orchards 37 $32,006 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,392 $198,480 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,740 $21,198 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,536 $51,815 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,332 $29,171 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 985 $91,705 100.00%
Landscaping Services 788 $28,609 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 758 $91,698 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 741 $225,207 100.00%
Engineering Services 571 $81,224 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 570 $83,340 100.00%

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 $74,594. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage