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)

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 %
Barbados 2 $29,182 66.67%
Georgia 2 $52,202 66.67%
Latvia 2 $98,447 66.67%
Tanzania 2 $68,723 66.67%
United Arab Emirates 1 $59,397 33.33%
Somalia 1 $51,300 33.33%
Laos 1 $45,760 33.33%
Tunisia 1 $34,320 33.33%
Macedonia 1 $60,008 33.33%
Turkmenistan 1 $44,600 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hexaware Technologies Inc 200 $63,343 90.50%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 200 $81,445 90.91%
United Software Group Inc 200 $72,600 91.74%
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 196 $75,618 89.91%
American Electric Power 194 $81,482 89.40%
Apogee Medical Group Ohio Inc 194 $153,988 89.81%
Patni Americas Inc 194 $57,813 90.23%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 191 $62,901 89.25%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 188 $67,125 87.85%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 186 $89,051 86.92%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Luxottica Of America Inc 12 $111,275 28.57%
Turfscape Co Inc 12 $30,066 28.57%
Ashland University 12 $43,374 28.57%
Comtech Global Inc 11 $81,362 27.50%
Navigator Management Partners Llc 11 $94,320 28.21%
Bauer Lawn Maintenance Inc 11 $30,846 28.21%
Ftech Rd North America Inc 11 $72,352 28.95%
Stellar Software Network Inc 11 $95,047 28.95%
Racedog Ltd 11 $109,442 29.73%
Lanhan Contractors Inc 11 $21,498 29.73%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 58,567 $69,673 92.78%
Computer Systems Design Services 11,736 $76,566 93.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,829 $51,593 83.53%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,490 $74,793 96.65%
Engineering Services 5,476 $67,533 88.62%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 4,923 $74,335 87.15%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,770 $84,757 91.59%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,536 $93,132 93.84%
Other Computer Related Services 2,869 $69,169 90.33%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,196 $71,092 97.51%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 238 $29,536 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 191 $31,033 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 136 $31,814 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 125 $31,043 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 83 $26,037 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 54 $31,427 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 53 $30,739 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 41 $32,390 100.00%
Apple Orchards 31 $30,882 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,230 $203,458 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,669 $20,960 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,020 $29,202 68.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 721 $229,029 70.69%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 710 $90,549 73.27%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 538 $2,089,110 74.62%
Engineering Services 538 $81,314 75.77%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 529 $81,737 77.79%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 523 $392,478 97.21%
Other Computer Related Services 504 $78,701 93.68%

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