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 %
Tunisia 3 $25,584 60.00%
Ecuador 3 $56,805 60.00%
Kazakhstan 3 $104,686 75.00%
Belarus 2 $20,070 50.00%
Sweden 2 $63,742 50.00%
Chile 2 $47,133 50.00%
St Lucia 2 $32,761 50.00%
Barbados 2 $29,182 50.00%
Latvia 2 $98,447 50.00%
Iraq 2 $74,142 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 9,260 $64,063 99.56%
Infosys Limited 4,602 $67,984 99.48%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 4,000 $85,807 98.50%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 3,632 $96,328 92.99%
Accenture Llp 3,282 $76,188 98.29%
Capgemini America Inc 2,799 $77,856 92.93%
Wipro Limited 2,760 $67,250 93.94%
Ernst Young Us Llp 2,258 $75,152 80.27%
The Ohio State University 1,967 $55,594 85.86%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,777 $77,440 97.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 88 $34,180 100.00%
Wiers Farm Inc 45 $32,079 100.00%
Willoway Nurseries Inc 43 $28,290 100.00%
Manzana Llc 32 $33,371 100.00%
Rhoads Farm Inc 28 $26,617 100.00%
Brenckle Farms Inc 27 $28,095 100.00%
Wittens Produce Patch Inc 23 $31,218 100.00%
Columbus Turf Nursery Ltd 22 $28,823 100.00%
Gillmor Farms Inc 20 $29,644 100.00%
The Wm A Natorp Company 19 $29,129 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jp Morgan Chase Co 754 $91,754 77.33%
Gerber Poultry Inc 466 $22,420 61.80%
Case Farms Processing Inc 446 $23,375 80.36%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 410 $64,955 74.01%
Information Control Company Llc 254 $77,933 54.51%
Yashco Systems Inc 164 $101,136 36.77%
American Business Solutions Inc 141 $99,765 34.39%
Deemsys Inc 141 $86,052 35.16%
Kent State University 106 $48,597 31.09%
Saber Software Inc Dba Saber Government Solut 98 $84,660 31.51%

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