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 %
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 %
Gambia 7 $29,182 53.85%
Spain 7 $50,248 58.33%
Hungary 7 $61,855 58.33%
Uzbekistan 7 $57,837 58.33%
Costa Rica 6 $69,351 50.00%
Honduras 6 $40,428 60.00%
Saudi Arabia 5 $86,927 50.00%
Belgium 5 $77,884 50.00%
Sudan 5 $89,814 50.00%
United States Of America 5 $63,303 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Case Western Reserve University 1,602 $48,115 94.40%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 1,577 $60,965 95.63%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,207 $62,820 77.82%
Lt Technology Services Limited 1,090 $64,279 89.27%
Information Control Company Llc 1,033 $77,007 86.01%
Erp Analysts Inc 990 $74,533 84.18%
Slk America Inc 970 $70,691 88.83%
Nationwide Insurance 877 $83,917 81.73%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc 876 $60,570 81.87%
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center 830 $48,762 83.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Indus Valley Consultants Inc 86 $77,085 33.86%
Ernst Young Us Llp 85 $100,373 41.87%
Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center 81 $61,131 41.54%
Devcare Solutions 81 $78,692 44.51%
Renee Systems Inc 78 $83,496 42.86%
The Metrohealth System 59 $101,408 33.91%
American Electric Power 56 $80,497 34.57%
State Auto Property Casualty Insurance Company 53 $108,442 34.42%
Fuyao Glass America Inc 51 $72,826 34.93%
Philips Medical Systems Cleveland Inc 50 $78,737 34.25%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 58,567 $69,673 92.78%
Computer Systems Design Services 11,736 $76,566 93.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,829 $51,593 83.53%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,490 $74,793 96.65%
Engineering Services 5,476 $67,533 88.62%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,923 $74,335 87.15%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,770 $84,757 91.59%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,536 $93,132 93.84%
Other Computer Related Services 2,869 $69,169 90.33%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,196 $71,092 97.51%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 238 $29,536 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 191 $31,033 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 136 $31,814 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 125 $31,043 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 83 $26,037 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $31,427 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 53 $30,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 41 $32,390 100.00%
Apple Orchards 31 $30,882 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,230 $203,458 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,669 $20,960 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,020 $29,202 68.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 721 $229,029 70.69%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 710 $90,549 73.27%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 538 $2,089,110 74.62%
Engineering Services 538 $81,314 75.77%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 529 $81,737 77.79%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 523 $392,478 97.21%
Other Computer Related Services 504 $78,701 93.68%

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