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 %
Data Warehousing Specialists 230 $76,181 83.94%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 226 $55,697 87.94%
Pediatricians, General 211 $109,149 88.66%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 202 $119,591 90.18%
Computer Network Architects 198 $85,733 90.00%
Hospitalists 191 $150,199 88.02%
Financial Specialists, All Other 188 $62,725 87.44%
Industrial Production Managers 182 $92,950 87.50%
Marketing Managers 181 $104,602 90.05%
Psychiatrists 177 $143,332 88.06%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $52,967 59.09%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25 $47,672 58.14%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $40,619 59.52%
Biomedical Engineers 24 $71,622 57.14%
Chemical Engineers 24 $85,381 58.54%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 23 $21,194 57.50%
Sales Managers 23 $104,771 58.97%
Cooks, Restaurant 23 $28,041 58.97%
Computer Network Architects 22 $101,225 57.89%
Logisticians 22 $65,869 57.89%
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 %
India 3,354 $438,260 45.43%
China 660 $50,782 47.28%
Mexico 658 $42,536 52.14%
Philippines 585 $37,656 60.00%
South Korea 267 $32,156 41.27%
Nigeria 222 $41,568 45.96%
Vietnam 181 $29,331 48.53%
Canada 165 $744,682 47.97%
Nepal 126 $46,779 49.03%
Brazil 104 $59,210 46.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Plm Software Inc 157 $79,911 95.15%
Collabera Inc 155 $69,502 93.94%
Wright State University 149 $54,732 90.85%
First Solar Inc 148 $80,821 90.80%
Hyland Software Inc 148 $65,142 90.80%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 147 $61,981 91.30%
Agile Scientific Group 145 $90,084 90.63%
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company 145 $86,085 91.77%
Cleveland State University 145 $46,612 92.36%
Deloitte Tax Llp 144 $53,295 91.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evans Family Ranch Llc 3 $33,537 100.00%
Briar Rose Nursery Inc 3 $30,618 100.00%
Uncle Johns Plant Farm Inc 3 $34,424 100.00%
Eagle Creek Wholesale Llc 3 $35,124 100.00%
Af Secor Nursery Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Cherrybend Pheasant Farm 3 $33,537 100.00%
Creamer Farms 3 $22,620 100.00%
Stachowskis Alpacas 3 $24,281 100.00%
Heartland Farms Inc 3 $32,989 100.00%
Hickory Lane Farms Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sel Engineering Services Inc 8 $75,543 27.59%
Genesis Landscaping Inc 8 $26,177 27.59%
Winsupply Inc 8 $78,182 27.59%
Grange Insurance Company 8 $108,831 28.57%
Lambdanets Inc 8 $78,101 28.57%
Nestl Usa Inc 8 $121,607 29.63%
Cbts Technology Solutions Llc 8 $117,874 29.63%
Martin J Grunder Jr Inc Dba Grunder Landscaping 8 $21,091 30.77%
Root Insurance 8 $74,695 30.77%
Ohiohealth 7 $93,648 26.92%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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