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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 335 $47,988 91.03%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 317 $74,892 87.81%
Biomedical Engineers 314 $63,270 87.22%
Logisticians 283 $59,636 85.24%
Materials Scientists 280 $66,518 89.17%
Sales Engineers 271 $83,881 90.03%
Family and General Practitioners 252 $140,413 88.73%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 239 $41,553 85.05%
Chemical Engineers 237 $78,603 86.81%
Data Warehousing Specialists 231 $76,272 89.88%
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 %
Ntt Data Inc 175 $85,826 90.67%
Keybank National Association 174 $80,228 91.58%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc 174 $85,381 91.58%
Geometric Americas Inc 172 $71,030 90.53%
System Soft Technologies Llc 171 $66,070 90.96%
Rockwell Automation Inc 170 $85,738 91.40%
Randstad Technologies Llc 168 $81,755 90.81%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 167 $61,590 90.27%
Software Paradigms International Group Llc 163 $66,574 88.11%
Unicon International Inc 161 $71,086 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grob Systems Inc 9 $67,415 26.47%
Unique Landscaping Llc 9 $28,894 27.27%
Outdoorfx Inc 9 $39,000 27.27%
Revel It Inc 9 $90,309 27.27%
Dassault Systemes Simulia 9 $82,530 27.27%
Five Seasons Landscape Management Inc 9 $26,062 28.13%
Integration Developer Network Llc 8 $83,985 25.00%
Martin J Grunder Jr Inc Dba Grunder Landscaping 8 $21,091 25.00%
Grange Insurance Company 8 $108,831 25.81%
Ameritas Life Insurance Corporation 8 $79,703 25.81%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Animal Production 8 $26,503 100.00%
Soybean Farming 7 $30,413 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 7 $24,338 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 6 $26,031 100.00%
Apiculture 6 $30,084 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 5 $30,301 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 5 $31,911 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 5 $31,920 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 5 $31,574 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 4 $32,292 100.00%

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