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 %
Physical Therapists 176 $67,534 91.67%
General and Operations Managers 166 $86,094 88.30%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 165 $47,124 89.67%
Automotive Engineers 153 $79,688 89.47%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 150 $48,650 92.59%
Financial Managers 140 $105,092 88.05%
Food Scientists and Technologists 140 $71,268 88.05%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 136 $56,619 86.08%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 136 $40,530 87.18%
Human Resources Specialists 132 $49,838 87.42%
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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pakistan 102 $58,596 46.36%
Ghana 98 $35,714 46.01%
Turkey 63 $63,728 36.21%
Bangladesh 54 $35,957 38.57%
United Kingdom 53 $82,698 40.46%
Dominican Republic 50 $32,221 40.00%
Iran 48 $56,466 40.00%
Cambodia 44 $24,822 43.56%
Jamaica 40 $34,082 43.96%
Taiwan 33 $58,636 39.29%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Attra Inc 85 $61,500 90.43%
Ohiohealth Corp 84 $68,933 89.36%
Renee Systems Inc 84 $66,634 90.32%
Atos Syntel Inc 84 $68,883 90.32%
Microland Limited 84 $69,459 91.30%
Hewlett Packard State Local Enterprise Services 83 $82,964 90.22%
Ntt Data Business Solutions Inc 82 $117,168 89.13%
Narwal Inc 82 $91,302 90.11%
Centric Consulting Llc 82 $75,163 90.11%
Exel Inc 82 $79,378 90.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chesterland Nurseries 1 $20,946 100.00%
J M Fruit Farm Llp 1 $35,714 100.00%
American Suncraft Co Inc 1 $23,088 100.00%
Tepe Land Services Llc 1 $45,760 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 78 2 1 $37,814 100.00%
Niese Maag Llc 1 $30,202 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 78 1 1 $35,714 100.00%
Jbo Harvesting Inc 1 $24,823 100.00%
F Mendoza Harvesting Llc 1 $33,051 100.00%
Bluebird Hills Farm 1 $17,098 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Dannon Company Inc 4 $77,756 23.53%
Nationwide Financial 4 $80,361 23.53%
Jlg Industries Inc 4 $66,175 23.53%
Cincom Systems Inc 4 $64,725 23.53%
Apex Industrial Technologies Llc 4 $77,225 25.00%
Ben Venue Laboratories Inc 4 $100,906 25.00%
Horizon Science Academy Dayton 4 $66,642 25.00%
Advizex Technologies Llc 4 $87,152 25.00%
Graphet Inc 4 $65,655 25.00%
Comresource Inc 4 $76,986 25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 62,245 $70,827 92.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,740 $78,176 93.12%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,525 $52,124 83.51%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 6,730 $75,657 96.68%
Engineering Services 5,959 $68,791 88.22%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 5,215 $75,520 87.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,264 $85,149 91.68%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,985 $95,876 93.19%
Other Computer Related Services 3,051 $70,902 90.56%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,461 $73,564 97.50%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 288 $31,150 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 256 $32,832 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 169 $32,961 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 154 $32,375 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 88 $27,049 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $33,814 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 60 $31,425 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 42 $32,519 100.00%
Apple Orchards 37 $32,006 100.00%
Crop Production 30 $33,242 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 3,392 $198,480 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1,740 $21,198 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,536 $51,815 100.00%
Home Health Care Services 1,332 $29,171 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 985 $91,705 100.00%
Landscaping Services 788 $28,609 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 758 $91,698 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 741 $225,207 100.00%
Engineering Services 571 $81,224 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 570 $83,340 100.00%

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 $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