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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Managers	31	$114,511	67.39%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	31	$20,227	67.39%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	31	$50,213	67.39%
Pediatricians, General	30	$96,839	66.67%
Family and General Practitioners	29	$8,667,381	65.91%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$46,904	61.36%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	27	$44,961	61.36%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$52,967	60.47%
Surgeons	26	$140,866	61.90%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	25	$40,619	59.52%

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 %
Safe Auto Insurance Company	45	$65,300	93.75%
Infosys Technologies Limited	45	$58,900	93.75%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc	44	$86,291	91.67%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp	44	$83,193	91.67%
Capgemini Us Llc	44	$86,017	91.67%
Sound Inpatient Physicians Of Ohio Llc	44	$90,747	91.67%
Accion Labs Us Inc	44	$89,454	93.62%
Canton Medical Education Foundation Inc	44	$66,670	93.62%
3amigosit Llc	44	$76,818	93.62%
Horizon Educational Services Inc	43	$43,572	91.49%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jingchuan Chinese Restaurant	2	$25,085	28.57%
Sekel Management Group	2	$47,278	28.57%
Arrow Electronics	2	$69,108	28.57%
Cleveland Museum Of Art	2	$60,102	28.57%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	2	$98,582	28.57%
The K Company Inc	2	$64,740	28.57%
Bearing Distributors Inc	2	$87,672	28.57%
Akron Polymer Systems	2	$67,184	28.57%
Basf Corporation	2	$112,622	28.57%
Edumind Inc	2	$95,046	28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,798	$81,281	91.97%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,576	$132,551	91.57%
Management Consulting Services	1,531	$71,581	97.45%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,149	$89,486	92.89%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	959	$82,830	77.78%
Commercial Banking	886	$81,157	85.60%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	860	$50,927	85.49%
Temporary Help Services	835	$82,489	88.45%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	812	$89,301	86.84%
Offices Of Physicians	808	$145,189	92.34%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	191	$57,134	36.11%
Offices Of Physicians	151	$125,510	28.87%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	150	$94,830	29.76%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	134	$34,439	40.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	114	$30,775	46.91%
Offices Of Dentists	110	$115,236	57.59%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	99	$34,641	51.83%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	87	$78,715	47.28%
Management Consulting Services	81	$100,708	50.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	73	$82,474	48.34%

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.