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 %
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 %
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 46 $64,436 90.20%
American Financial Group Great American Insurance Group 46 $99,569 90.20%
South Dayton Acute Care Consultants Inc 46 $102,350 92.00%
Coolsoft Llc 46 $80,353 92.00%
Owens Corning Sales Llc 46 $85,114 92.00%
Vedicsoft 46 $52,743 92.00%
Nestle Usa Inc 46 $87,893 93.88%
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 46 $80,375 93.88%
Abbott Laboratories 46 $68,054 93.88%
Swift Technologies Inc 46 $58,974 93.88%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Inc 2 $81,879 25.00%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 2 $74,475 25.00%
Ohio Medical Physics Consulting Llc 2 $61,215 25.00%
American Engineering Group Llc 2 $67,091 25.00%
Geoamps Llc 2 $88,494 25.00%
Ohio Lumex Co Inc 2 $59,072 25.00%
Columbus Asia Market Inc 2 $48,464 25.00%
Discover Dental 2 $112,819 25.00%
Globo Mobile Technologies Inc 2 $53,123 25.00%
Osg Tap And Die Inc 2 $49,504 25.00%

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 $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