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 %
Coaches and Scouts 98 $30,121 86.73%
Microbiologists 98 $47,083 86.73%
Physicists 98 $64,142 88.29%
Environmental Engineers 96 $65,364 87.27%
Accountants 96 $53,374 89.72%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 93 $93,240 90.29%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 92 $43,506 89.32%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 91 $42,339 89.22%
Actuaries 87 $72,045 85.29%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 87 $54,150 87.88%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $42,646 45.83%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $38,911 45.83%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 11 $24,794 45.83%
Actuaries 11 $82,224 47.83%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 10 $53,289 43.48%
Credit Analysts 10 $59,619 45.45%
Psychiatrists 10 $97,178 45.45%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $41,069 47.62%
Childcare Workers 10 $19,924 47.62%
Carpenters 10 $51,979 47.62%
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 %
Bangladesh 29 $46,166 48.33%
Kenya 28 $4,443,323 48.28%
Germany 25 $66,871 43.10%
Syria 25 $92,530 45.45%
Egypt 24 $75,865 44.44%
Ukraine 22 $59,463 40.74%
France 22 $87,231 40.74%
Lebanon 21 $75,218 40.38%
Venezuela 21 $78,317 40.38%
Colombia 21 $43,942 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,673 $62,880 99.58%
Infosys Limited 4,515 $67,462 99.49%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 3,504 $84,070 98.51%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,196 $93,287 93.67%
Accenture Llp 3,107 $74,606 98.29%
Wipro Limited 2,706 $66,849 91.51%
Capgemini America Inc 2,677 $76,735 95.37%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,008 $72,636 80.16%
The Ohio State University 1,745 $55,402 85.62%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,706 $75,986 98.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co 706 $90,602 72.41%
Gerber Poultry Inc 452 $22,371 64.02%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 403 $64,899 72.61%
Case Farms Processing Inc 389 $22,773 70.73%
Information Control Company Llc 254 $77,933 56.19%
Yashco Systems Inc 154 $100,336 38.21%
Deemsys Inc 141 $86,052 36.25%
American Business Solutions Inc 137 $98,174 42.28%
Kent State University 105 $48,450 36.59%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut 98 $84,660 36.16%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $26,190 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $34,826 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 3 $23,781 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $34,382 66.67%
Sheep Farming 2 $25,431 66.67%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 2 $28,475 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $28,548 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 2 $33,051 100.00%

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 $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