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 %
Environmental Economists 1 $56,493 100.00%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $56,550 100.00%
Construction and Building Inspectors 1 $56,618 100.00%
Appraisers, Real Estate 1 $58,365 100.00%
Music Directors 1 $59,467 100.00%
Photonics Engineers 1 $62,150 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 1 $71,947 100.00%
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 1 $73,362 100.00%
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 1 $77,106 100.00%
Compensation and Benefits Managers 1 $79,123 100.00%
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 %
Digitek Software Inc 71 $88,465 91.03%
The Lubrizol Corporation 70 $81,113 89.74%
Smart Data Systems Llc 70 $67,188 89.74%
Solize Usa Corporation 69 $81,055 89.61%
Ascena Retail Group 69 $92,175 89.61%
Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc 69 $116,149 89.61%
Alten Technology Usa Inc 68 $71,741 89.47%
Cyberthink Inc 67 $65,764 88.16%
Exel Inc 67 $76,126 88.16%
Penske Logistics Llc 67 $85,886 88.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maxion Wheels Akron Llc 4 $85,426 30.77%
General Motors Company 4 $85,935 30.77%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division 4 $96,226 30.77%
Toledo Molding Die Inc 4 $61,006 30.77%
Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc 4 $80,580 30.77%
Horizon Science Academy Dayton 4 $66,642 30.77%
University Of Mount Union 4 $46,360 30.77%
National Interstate Insurance Company 4 $85,181 30.77%
Entrypoint Consulting Llc 4 $73,897 30.77%
Denovo Systems 4 $97,594 30.77%

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