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
162,437 91.94% $74,594 H-1B
11,590 6.56% $198,926 PERM
1,590 0.90% $30,673 H-2A
1,062 0.60% $87,722 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 176,679 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 162,437 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.94% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,590 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.56% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Information Security Analysts 340 $82,649 87.63%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 339 $75,893 87.60%
Biomedical Engineers 334 $64,997 92.78%
Logisticians 300 $60,730 87.21%
Sales Engineers 296 $84,939 88.62%
Materials Scientists 292 $66,961 89.30%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 265 $50,428 88.93%
Family and General Practitioners 252 $140,413 87.80%
Chemical Engineers 251 $79,340 88.38%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 251 $41,827 88.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 33 $113,561 62.26%
Home Health Aides 32 $20,639 64.00%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 32 $50,365 68.09%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $47,905 63.83%
Pediatricians, General 30 $96,839 63.83%
Family and General Practitioners 29 $8,667,381 63.04%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 28 $27,269 60.87%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 28 $45,336 62.22%
Engineers, All Other 26 $79,993 57.78%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $52,967 59.09%
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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bulgaria 8 $65,448 53.33%
Netherlands 7 $66,419 50.00%
Switzerland 7 $94,141 50.00%
Hungary 7 $61,855 53.85%
Gambia 7 $29,182 53.85%
Romania 7 $56,592 58.33%
Morocco 6 $56,812 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 6 $91,887 54.55%
Sudan 6 $82,648 54.55%
Greece 6 $52,453 60.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Primary Care Practices Inc 67 $143,744 89.33%
Kee Technologies Group Inc 67 $68,173 90.54%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 67 $83,388 90.54%
American Financial Group Great American Insurance Company 67 $107,385 91.78%
Bridgestone Americas Inc 66 $77,836 90.41%
Limited Technology Services Inc 66 $70,771 90.41%
Kk Associates Llc 65 $74,039 90.28%
Axcess Financial Services Inc 65 $75,425 90.28%
Tech Matrix Inc 65 $58,246 90.28%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 65 $89,778 91.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hobby And Associates Ltd 1 $25,106 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Oh 1 $33,051 100.00%
Glen Hill Orchards Pt 1 $35,714 100.00%
Acs Ranch Llc 1 $37,814 100.00%
Donzells Flower And Garden Center Inc 1 $25,106 100.00%
Robert Nave 1 $27,581 100.00%
Alpha Agricultural Builders Inc 1 $30,202 100.00%
Stansbery Seed And Service Llc 1 $30,202 100.00%
Abate Greenhouses Landscaping 1 $21,798 100.00%
Buurma Farms Incorporated 1 $37,814 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Denovo Systems 4 $97,594 33.33%
Gillam Lawncare Landscaping Llc 4 $22,318 33.33%
Wind River Systems Inc 4 $78,941 33.33%
Cooper Farms Inc 4 $43,930 33.33%
Sunny Meadows Flower Farm 4 $32,885 33.33%
Wolfscape Llc 4 $26,936 33.33%
Naturescape Of Solon Inc 4 $23,691 33.33%
Neo Landscape Management 4 $23,691 33.33%
Asafo African Food Distributors Llc 4 $43,077 33.33%
Gioia Concrete Construction Inc 4 $70,200 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 62,245 $70,827 92.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,740 $78,176 93.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,525 $52,124 83.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,730 $75,657 96.68%
Engineering Services 5,959 $68,791 88.22%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 5,215 $75,520 87.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,264 $85,149 91.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,985 $95,876 93.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,051 $70,902 90.56%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,461 $73,564 97.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 288 $31,150 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 256 $32,832 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 169 $32,961 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 154 $32,375 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 88 $27,049 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $33,814 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 60 $31,425 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 42 $32,519 100.00%
Apple Orchards 37 $32,006 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,392 $198,480 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,740 $21,198 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,536 $51,815 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,332 $29,171 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 985 $91,705 100.00%
Landscaping Services 788 $28,609 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 758 $91,698 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 741 $225,207 100.00%
Engineering Services 571 $81,224 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 570 $83,340 100.00%

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 $74,594. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage