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 %
Dentists, General 433 $116,117 91.54%
Business Intelligence Analysts 431 $73,857 91.12%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 409 $56,367 89.11%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 386 $59,313 85.21%
Biological Technicians 357 $33,730 80.41%
Engineers, All Other 348 $64,355 84.67%
Materials Engineers 347 $73,780 86.97%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 347 $45,130 88.97%
Information Security Analysts 341 $82,682 88.57%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 340 $42,105 91.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 38 $69,788 56.72%
Stonemasons 36 $31,592 57.14%
Operations Research Analysts 36 $55,795 58.06%
Marketing Managers 35 $113,385 57.38%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 35 $84,518 61.40%
Chemists 34 $68,239 64.15%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $82,711 63.46%
Materials Engineers 33 $80,359 66.00%
Sales Engineers 33 $89,216 70.21%
Home Health Aides 32 $20,639 68.09%
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 %
Enternet Business Systems Inc 54 $64,689 90.00%
Luxottica Retail North America Inc 53 $85,885 88.33%
Seal Consulting Inc 53 $58,708 88.33%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 53 $62,970 88.33%
Eaton Corporation 53 $83,992 88.33%
Dmi Big Data Insights Llc 53 $68,990 88.33%
Dash Technologies Inc 53 $83,940 88.33%
E Giants Technologies Llc 52 $81,073 86.67%
Trimble Inc 52 $82,962 88.14%
Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Llc 52 $59,272 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tdci Inc 3 $73,119 33.33%
Stoneridge Inc 3 $70,838 33.33%
Ovation Polymer Technology Engineered Materials 3 $80,136 33.33%
American Security Insurance Company 3 $77,744 33.33%
Paragon Consulting Inc 3 $77,224 33.33%
Cincinnati Asia Market Inc 3 $57,130 33.33%
Hospital Medicine Services Of Ohio Inc 3 $247,902,720 33.33%
Perficient Inc 3 $74,297 33.33%
Nsb Retail Systems Inc 3 $77,580 33.33%
Graftech International Holdings Inc 3 $91,714 33.33%

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