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 %
Hcl America Inc	674	$70,600	98.54%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	646	$66,039	98.03%
Populus Group Llc	569	$86,290	87.94%
Cleveland Clinic	560	$87,014	88.89%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company	550	$70,878	90.02%
Virtusa Corporation	548	$80,289	89.69%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation	547	$70,693	91.17%
Strategic Systems Inc	512	$74,475	86.78%
Photon Infotech Inc	508	$71,314	88.35%
The Huntington National Bank	503	$89,333	87.94%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Auria Fremont Llc	37	$34,320	36.63%
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company	37	$78,217	37.37%
Medpace Inc	36	$66,698	36.73%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc	35	$59,350	36.08%
Greenpro Services Inc	35	$24,987	36.08%
Oracle America Inc	35	$82,465	36.08%
Archents Inc	33	$101,641	35.48%
Technocraft Solutions Llc	33	$79,266	35.87%
V H Cooper Inc	30	$24,898	32.97%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc	27	$96,266	30.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	153	$79,382	88.95%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	152	$80,968	90.48%
Electric Bulk Power Transmission And Control	140	$88,102	84.34%
Architectural Services	140	$49,310	88.05%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	139	$73,618	90.26%
Office Supplies Except Paper Manufacturing	137	$75,701	89.54%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	132	$79,129	89.80%
Scientific Research And Development Services	121	$70,806	89.63%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation	121	$85,122	90.98%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	112	$69,497	86.82%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers	19	$84,849	51.35%
Nail Salons	16	$21,304	43.24%
Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	13	$69,072	35.14%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	13	$89,371	35.14%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	13	$48,354	36.11%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Less Than Truckload	13	$77,895	37.14%
Packaging And Labeling Services	13	$73,886	37.14%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing	12	$76,842	34.29%
General Freight Trucking	12	$54,744	35.29%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	12	$50,926	36.36%

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.