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 %
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 %
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 %
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