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 %
Information Control Corporation	324	$71,595	90.00%
Ascendum Solutions Llc	322	$84,574	92.26%
Genpact Llc	316	$76,583	95.18%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	306	$79,668	93.87%
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	305	$61,483	94.43%
Itelligence Inc	298	$86,920	93.42%
American Business Solutions Inc	294	$70,079	92.45%
Abercrombie Fitch Trading Co	294	$70,419	92.74%
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc	278	$80,411	88.54%
The Metrohealth System	268	$78,614	86.17%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Siemens Industry Software Inc	18	$83,601	28.57%
Rices Landscapes Redefined	18	$21,980	28.57%
Rite Aid Corporation	18	$86,478	29.03%
Dmi Big Data Insights Llc	18	$88,901	29.03%
Owens Illinois Inc	18	$87,991	29.51%
Professional Dental Alliance	17	$151,114	28.33%
Netcracker Technology Corporation	17	$82,956	28.81%
Midlandguardian Co	17	$100,689	28.81%
Diamond Innovations	17	$75,200	28.81%
Dana Automotive Systems Group Llc	16	$94,971	27.59%

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.