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 %
Pediatricians, General 211 $109,149 88.66%
Hospitalists 200 $150,989 84.39%
Computer Network Architects 198 $85,733 91.24%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 193 $55,327 89.77%
Financial Specialists, All Other 182 $62,660 86.67%
Psychiatrists 177 $143,332 90.77%
Marketing Managers 173 $103,949 89.64%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 172 $115,571 90.05%
Industrial Production Managers 171 $90,801 92.93%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 166 $48,528 90.71%
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 %
Owens Illinois General Inc 16 $90,055 88.89%
Virinchi Technologies Ltd 16 $70,715 88.89%
Peritus Inc 16 $72,129 88.89%
Tekskills Inc 16 $66,220 88.89%
Sentrilock Llc 16 $72,701 88.89%
Stamford Solutions Inc 16 $71,248 88.89%
I5 Tech Inc 16 $81,303 88.89%
T Mobile Usa Inc 16 $79,342 88.89%
Medidata Solutions Inc 16 $105,340 88.89%
Amgen Inc 16 $94,648 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Krishna Fuel Mart 1 $51,293 50.00%
Devicor Medical Products 1 $87,547 50.00%
Arcelormittal Usa Llc 1 $83,699 50.00%
Meckler Dental Providers Inc 1 $135,387 50.00%
Control Concepts Of Ohio 1 $69,618 50.00%
Bi Okoto Drum Dance Theatre 1 $42,474 50.00%
Bhavani Inc 1 $31,075 50.00%
Gaging Solutions And Services Llc 1 $52,083 50.00%
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc 1 $95,077 50.00%
Frutarom Usa Inc 1 $100,672 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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%

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