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 %
Physical Therapists	162	$66,997	91.53%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	152	$46,553	86.36%
General and Operations Managers	145	$87,022	83.82%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	144	$48,517	87.80%
Food Scientists and Technologists	132	$70,455	86.27%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	132	$40,499	88.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	129	$56,618	88.36%
Financial Managers	127	$102,208	86.99%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	124	$50,360	86.71%
Human Resources Specialists	121	$48,917	87.05%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	20	$33,034	64.52%
General and Operations Managers	19	$117,026	61.29%
Coaches and Scouts	19	$30,419	63.33%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	19	$47,994	63.33%
Information Security Analysts	18	$97,057	60.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	17	$76,509	56.67%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	17	$84,718	58.62%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$39,800	58.62%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	17	$43,142	58.62%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$42,367	57.14%

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 %
Luk Usa Llc	117	$59,371	90.70%
First Solar Inc	117	$82,241	90.70%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd	117	$49,316	92.13%
Sterling Jewelers Inc	115	$82,765	91.27%
Avco Consulting Inc	114	$85,955	92.68%
Medical Mutual Of Ohio	113	$79,264	92.62%
Us Bank National Association	111	$95,898	91.74%
Columbus International Corporation	111	$64,313	93.28%
Intelligrated Headquarters Llc	110	$85,640	93.22%
Caremark Llc	108	$78,900	92.31%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Logicalis Inc	6	$99,188	27.27%
Republic Steel	6	$96,654	27.27%
Arcadis Us Inc	6	$74,929	27.27%
Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc	6	$73,421	27.27%
Critical Freight Ltd	6	$66,602	27.27%
Empyracom Inc	6	$82,424	27.27%
Cleveland Asia Supermarket Inc	6	$48,131	27.27%
Holzer Clinic Llc	6	$152,045	27.27%
Talis Clinical	6	$79,744	28.57%
Infor Us Inc	6	$98,834	28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	1,798	$81,281	91.97%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	1,576	$132,551	91.57%
Management Consulting Services	1,531	$71,581	97.45%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1,149	$89,486	92.89%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	959	$82,830	77.78%
Commercial Banking	886	$81,157	85.60%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	860	$50,927	85.49%
Temporary Help Services	835	$82,489	88.45%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing	812	$89,301	86.84%
Offices Of Physicians	808	$145,189	92.34%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	191	$57,134	36.11%
Offices Of Physicians	151	$125,510	28.87%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	150	$94,830	29.76%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	134	$34,439	40.00%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	114	$30,775	46.91%
Offices Of Dentists	110	$115,236	57.59%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	99	$34,641	51.83%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	87	$78,715	47.28%
Management Consulting Services	81	$100,708	50.00%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	73	$82,474	48.34%

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.