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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 43 $69,160 58.90%
Industrial Production Managers 42 $103,076 60.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 40 $84,695 58.82%
Chemists 38 $70,972 56.72%
Marketing Managers 36 $114,918 54.55%
Stonemasons 36 $31,592 57.14%
Operations Research Analysts 36 $55,795 58.06%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $84,286 61.40%
Sales Engineers 35 $89,603 64.81%
Materials Engineers 33 $80,359 61.11%
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 %
India 3,354 $438,260 45.43%
China 660 $50,782 47.28%
Mexico 658 $42,536 52.14%
Philippines 585 $37,656 60.00%
South Korea 267 $32,156 41.27%
Nigeria 222 $41,568 45.96%
Vietnam 181 $29,331 48.53%
Canada 165 $744,682 47.97%
Nepal 126 $46,779 49.03%
Brazil 104 $59,210 46.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cvg Management Corporation 4 $72,571 100.00%
Softtechno Corporation 4 $69,508 100.00%
Tech4imaging Llc 4 $80,382 100.00%
Itexcel Llc 4 $65,999 100.00%
Highmark Health 4 $92,664 100.00%
Xpanxion Llc 4 $67,075 100.00%
The Ds Brown Company 4 $73,107 100.00%
Icf Incorporated Llc 4 $95,640 100.00%
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corporation 4 $78,640 100.00%
Tekni Plex Inc 4 $80,387 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 25 $30,985 100.00%
Corn Farming 23 $35,145 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 22 $31,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 21 $33,124 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 21 $34,026 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $28,382 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 15 $31,792 100.00%
Floriculture Production 14 $32,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $27,826 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $33,664 100.00%

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