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 %
Steris Corporation 143 $85,622 92.86%
Precision Management Group Inc 142 $90,436 93.42%
8451 Llc 141 $84,681 92.76%
Avery Dennison Corporation 140 $76,053 92.72%
The Metrohealth System Metrohealth Medical Ctr 140 $67,751 93.33%
Elevance Health Inc 138 $107,288 93.88%
Amazoncom Services Llc 137 $83,122 93.84%
Medical Mutual Of Ohio 135 $83,003 93.10%
Vertex Computer Systems Inc 135 $79,019 93.75%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Ohio Pc 135 $103,595 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steve Sadowski 3 $35,526 100.00%
Corcoran Farms 3 $35,526 100.00%
Berns Greenhouse Garden Center Inc 3 $32,587 100.00%
Willowbend Nursery 3 $22,103 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc 3 $31,151 100.00%
Sals Landscaping Co 3 $30,063 100.00%
Strausburg Nursery Llc 3 $34,639 100.00%
Whitebarn Organics 3 $27,005 100.00%
Lawrence J Secor Dba Secors Nursery 3 $22,249 100.00%
Bbb Farms Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noble Academy Cleveland 7 $55,310 26.92%
K 9 Sys Inc 7 $93,760 26.92%
Arcadis Us Inc 7 $72,176 26.92%
Zimmersurgical Inc 7 $85,060 28.00%
Pilkington North America Inc 7 $90,789 28.00%
Healthedge Software Inc 7 $95,903 28.00%
Cleveland Asia Supermarket Inc 7 $46,761 28.00%
Diebold Nixdorf 7 $94,283 28.00%
Coax Technology 7 $75,593 28.00%
Trimble Inc 7 $93,336 28.00%

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