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 %
Fractal Analytics Inc 23 $57,392 92.00%
Satin Solutions Llc 23 $71,194 92.00%
Whirlpool Corporation 23 $70,536 92.00%
Research Institute At Nationwide Childrens Hospital 23 $64,539 92.00%
Global Associates Inc 23 $70,160 92.00%
Mri Software Llc 23 $72,335 92.00%
Egrove Systems Corporation 23 $63,502 92.00%
Igate Americas Inc 23 $60,764 92.00%
Saxon Global Inc 23 $71,099 92.00%
L And T Technology Services Ltd 22 $50,952 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Directory Concepts 1 $38,189 33.33%
Globex Corporation 1 $79,331 33.33%
General Electric Company Aviation 1 $123,344 33.33%
Hoya Optical Labs Of America Inc 1 $103,813 33.33%
F P America Mfg Inc 1 $128,482 33.33%
Emerson Electric Co 1 $68,162 33.33%
Ohio North East Health Systems Inc 1 $98,238 33.33%
Noshok Inc 1 $63,669 33.33%
Morales Interprises 1 $24,523 33.33%
Compucom Systems Inc 1 $128,794 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $26,190 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $34,826 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 3 $23,781 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $34,382 66.67%
Sheep Farming 2 $25,431 66.67%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 2 $28,475 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $28,548 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 2 $33,051 100.00%

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