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 %
Populus Group 121 $68,700 89.63%
Columbus International Corporation 119 $66,200 88.81%
Dsw Inc 118 $80,521 88.72%
Luk Usa Llc 117 $59,371 88.64%
Intelligrated Headquarters Llc 117 $87,243 89.31%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 117 $49,316 93.60%
Caremark Llc 113 $79,893 90.40%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 113 $97,778 91.87%
The Scotts Company Llc 111 $100,491 91.74%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 111 $75,263 91.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
P Ianiros Lawn And Garden Inc 2 $26,083 100.00%
Sln Nursery Llc Et Al 2 $31,626 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr 2 $22,823 100.00%
Wm A Natorp 2 $21,102 100.00%
Francisco Valadez Jr Llc 2 $23,833 100.00%
The Greenspace Group Llc 2 $30,202 100.00%
Columbus Turf Llc 2 $18,924 100.00%
The Ohio Greenhouse Company 2 $36,764 100.00%
Bowling Farms Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Davis Tree Farm And Nursery Inc 2 $26,083 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medplus Inc A Quest Diagnostics Company 6 $85,561 26.09%
Heartland Employment Services Llc 6 $60,185 26.09%
John Carroll University 6 $43,765 26.09%
Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc 6 $73,421 26.09%
Republic Steel 6 $96,654 27.27%
Logicalis Inc 6 $99,188 27.27%
Central State University 6 $45,346 27.27%
Fmi Medical Systems Inc 6 $74,637 27.27%
Aeroseal Llc 6 $98,204 27.27%
Holzer Clinic Llc 6 $152,045 27.27%

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