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 %
Parker Hannifin Corporation 111 $83,846 93.28%
Visa Usa Inc 109 $73,278 92.37%
Devcare Solutions Limited 108 $85,110 92.31%
Perficient Inc 107 $78,904 93.86%
Kpmg Llp 103 $65,698 90.35%
State Auto Property Casualty Insurance Company 102 $91,290 90.27%
Oberlin College 102 $46,524 91.07%
Svats Inc 101 $85,369 91.82%
Exponentia Us Inc 101 $58,577 92.66%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 100 $47,937 91.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Stachowski Farm Inc 2 $28,548 100.00%
Stateline Ag Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Lennard Ag 2 $36,764 100.00%
Riehm Prodeuce Farm Llc 2 $35,433 100.00%
Great Lakes Growers Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Miller Farms Custom Llc 2 $43,898 100.00%
Tom Strain Sons And Daughter Too Llc 2 $34,382 100.00%
Catalpa Grove Farm Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Seth Michael 2 $26,978 100.00%
Willowbend Nursery 2 2 $22,474 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Talis Clinical 6 $79,744 27.27%
Bordonaros Landscape Inc 6 $28,336 27.27%
Infor Us Inc 6 $98,834 27.27%
Empyracom Inc 6 $82,424 27.27%
Critical Freight Ltd 6 $66,602 28.57%
Us Hair Beauty Inc 6 $61,492 28.57%
Denovo Systems Llc 6 $107,651 28.57%
Anatolia Cafe 6 $30,403 28.57%
Anthony Vince Nail Spa 6 $18,329 28.57%
Trabzon Express Inc 6 $41,559 28.57%

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