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 %
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 %
Hcl America Inc 674 $70,600 98.54%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 646 $66,039 98.03%
Populus Group Llc 569 $86,290 87.94%
Cleveland Clinic 560 $87,014 88.89%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company 550 $70,878 90.02%
Virtusa Corporation 548 $80,289 89.69%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 547 $70,693 91.17%
Strategic Systems Inc 512 $74,475 86.78%
Photon Infotech Inc 508 $71,314 88.35%
The Huntington National Bank 503 $89,333 87.94%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Auria Fremont Llc 37 $34,320 36.63%
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company 37 $78,217 37.37%
Medpace Inc 36 $66,698 36.73%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc 35 $59,350 36.08%
Greenpro Services Inc 35 $24,987 36.08%
Oracle America Inc 35 $82,465 36.08%
Archents Inc 33 $101,641 35.48%
Technocraft Solutions Llc 33 $79,266 35.87%
V H Cooper Inc 30 $24,898 32.97%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc 27 $96,266 30.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.