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
162,437 91.94% $74,594 H-1B
11,590 6.56% $198,926 PERM
1,590 0.90% $30,673 H-2A
1,062 0.60% $87,722 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 176,679 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 162,437 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.94% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,590 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.56% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 30,140 $81,160 91.13%
Computer Systems Analysts 21,549 $70,313 93.06%
Computer Programmers 14,383 $58,451 93.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 8,841 $69,032 92.20%
Mechanical Engineers 4,966 $70,808 88.84%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,178 $85,180 91.43%
Management Analysts 2,372 $68,589 92.84%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,304 $102,733 90.18%
Accountants and Auditors 1,683 $54,795 84.28%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,626 $49,191 89.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,282 $357,220 97.65%
Nursing Assistants 687 $29,182 53.38%
Computer Systems Analysts 682 $86,831 146.35%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 386 $21,644 108.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 332 $90,323 105.73%
Internists, General 322 $102,210 119.26%
Mechanical Engineers 302 $77,086 112.69%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 287 $24,946 111.24%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 253 $25,691 115.53%
Statisticians 218 $60,928 105.83%
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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 3,354 $438,260 45.43%
China 660 $50,782 47.28%
Mexico 658 $42,536 52.14%
Philippines 585 $37,656 60.00%
South Korea 267 $32,156 41.27%
Nigeria 222 $41,568 45.96%
Vietnam 181 $29,331 48.53%
Canada 165 $744,682 47.97%
Nepal 126 $46,779 49.03%
Brazil 104 $59,210 46.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steris Corporation 143 $85,622 92.86%
Precision Management Group Inc 142 $90,436 93.42%
8451 Llc 141 $84,681 92.76%
Avery Dennison Corporation 140 $76,053 92.72%
The Metrohealth System Metrohealth Medical Ctr 140 $67,751 93.33%
Elevance Health Inc 138 $107,288 93.88%
Amazoncom Services Llc 137 $83,122 93.84%
Medical Mutual Of Ohio 135 $83,003 93.10%
Vertex Computer Systems Inc 135 $79,019 93.75%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Ohio Pc 135 $103,595 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steve Sadowski 3 $35,526 100.00%
Corcoran Farms 3 $35,526 100.00%
Berns Greenhouse Garden Center Inc 3 $32,587 100.00%
Willowbend Nursery 3 $22,103 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc 3 $31,151 100.00%
Sals Landscaping Co 3 $30,063 100.00%
Strausburg Nursery Llc 3 $34,639 100.00%
Whitebarn Organics 3 $27,005 100.00%
Lawrence J Secor Dba Secors Nursery 3 $22,249 100.00%
Bbb Farms Llc 3 $35,526 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noble Academy Cleveland 7 $55,310 26.92%
K 9 Sys Inc 7 $93,760 26.92%
Arcadis Us Inc 7 $72,176 26.92%
Zimmersurgical Inc 7 $85,060 28.00%
Pilkington North America Inc 7 $90,789 28.00%
Healthedge Software Inc 7 $95,903 28.00%
Cleveland Asia Supermarket Inc 7 $46,761 28.00%
Diebold Nixdorf 7 $94,283 28.00%
Coax Technology 7 $75,593 28.00%
Trimble Inc 7 $93,336 28.00%

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 $74,594. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage