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 %
Product Safety Engineers 1 $80,974 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $95,014 100.00%
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists 1 $104,915 100.00%
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 %
Racedog Ltd 89 $81,987 94.68%
Svats Inc 89 $84,471 94.68%
Paycor Inc 88 $76,070 93.62%
Sourceone Technology Solutions Inc 87 $56,061 94.57%
Santec Resources Inc 87 $57,253 94.57%
Attra Inc 85 $61,500 92.39%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services 83 $82,964 91.21%
Ohiohealth Physician Group Inc 83 $122,655 92.22%
Ardent Technologies Inc 82 $58,286 91.11%
Mettler Toledo Llc 82 $84,003 91.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United Architectural Metals Inc 5 $46,717 29.41%
Mid State Physicians Llp 5 $156,100 29.41%
Sprint Corporation 4 $89,487 23.53%
Geem Loong Inc 4 $27,581 23.53%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc 4 $82,415 23.53%
Momentive Performance Materials Usa 4 $81,692 23.53%
Siemens Industry Inc 4 $88,354 23.53%
Ms Consultants Inc 4 $86,934 23.53%
Ctl Engineering Inc 4 $62,764 23.53%
The Equity Engineering Group Inc 4 $82,971 23.53%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 1 $38,230 50.00%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing 1 $59,613 50.00%
Support Activities For Air Transportation 1 $110,240 50.00%
Amusement Arcades 1 $63,981 50.00%
Paper Mills 1 $78,416 50.00%
Malt Manufacturing 1 $59,446 50.00%
Security Guards And Patrol Services 1 $108,742 50.00%
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing 1 $50,232 50.00%
Other Personal Care Services 1 $68,619 50.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 1 $52,270 50.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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