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 %
Orgspire Inc 41 $59,729 91.11%
Nexius Solutions Inc 41 $60,180 91.11%
Cluster Software Inc 41 $76,719 91.11%
Horizon Science Academy Cincinnati 40 $44,127 88.89%
Lakireddy Dental Llc 40 $129,145 90.91%
Racar Intl De Llc 40 $69,014 90.91%
Dvg Tech Solutions Llc 40 $77,396 90.91%
3s Business Corporation 40 $73,199 90.91%
Givaudan Flavors Corporation 40 $82,761 90.91%
Invacare Corporation 40 $67,587 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Ritas Professional Services Llc 2 $187,200 28.57%
Urs Corporation 2 $65,156 28.57%
Fairfield Hospitalists Inc 2 $34,195 33.33%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates 2 $60,996 33.33%
Price For Profit 2 $82,805 33.33%
Casad Company Inc 2 $48,610 33.33%
Cleveland International Fund 2 $51,272 33.33%
Cincinnati Test Systems 2 $71,282 33.33%
Aeroseal Llc 2 $82,192 33.33%
The Mennel Milling Co 2 $52,895 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 22 $30,053 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 17 $31,571 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 17 $32,021 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $26,495 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 15 $32,650 100.00%
Corn Farming 15 $31,853 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 13 $31,027 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $26,827 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 9 $32,742 100.00%
Floriculture Production 9 $29,402 100.00%

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