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 %
Software Developers, Applications 30,324 $81,179 91.69%
Computer Systems Analysts 21,555 $70,315 93.11%
Computer Programmers 14,387 $58,455 93.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 8,858 $69,025 92.40%
Mechanical Engineers 4,554 $69,439 89.24%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,192 $85,196 91.83%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,307 $102,745 90.29%
Management Analysts 2,272 $67,774 92.73%
Database Administrators 1,624 $72,195 90.52%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,560 $74,859 87.25%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,277 $357,796 97.43%
Nursing Assistants 687 $29,182 69.46%
Computer Systems Analysts 681 $86,808 150.66%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 386 $21,644 109.97%
Computer Occupations, All Other 332 $90,323 105.73%
Internists, General 322 $102,210 119.26%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 287 $24,946 107.09%
Mechanical Engineers 287 $76,703 114.80%
Statisticians 212 $60,999 102.91%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 206 $25,621 125.61%
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 %
Norway 2 $52,156 50.00%
Croatia 2 $98,863 50.00%
Malawi 2 $78,988 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $29,182 50.00%
Iraq 2 $74,142 50.00%
Chile 2 $47,133 50.00%
Belarus 2 $20,070 50.00%
Sweden 2 $63,742 66.67%
Barbados 2 $29,182 66.67%
Georgia 2 $52,202 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bridge Solutions Group Inc 17 $70,689 89.47%
Great American Insurance Group 17 $92,736 89.47%
Innova Solutions Inc 17 $77,402 89.47%
Horizon Science Academy Dayton Downtown 17 $43,214 89.47%
Sree Infotech Llc 17 $61,720 89.47%
Softpath System Llc 17 $57,185 89.47%
Dyna Infotech Inc 17 $60,033 89.47%
Scandent Group Inc 17 $48,632 89.47%
Vst Consulting Inc 17 $56,246 89.47%
Compest Solutions Inc 17 $60,290 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cvg Management Corporation 1 $88,795 50.00%
Ravinder K Gampa Dds Inc 1 $135,866 50.00%
Regional Infectious Diseases And Infusion Center I 1 $41,496 50.00%
Bnm Auto Sales 1 $64,626 50.00%
Service Pronet Inc 1 $60,008 50.00%
Crown Castle Usa Inc 1 $68,037 50.00%
Web Bugs Inc 1 $55,037 50.00%
Springfield City School District 1 $45,753 50.00%
Cass Information Systems Inc 1 $64,522 50.00%
Comscore Inc 1 $64,002 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 1 $38,230 50.00%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing 1 $59,613 50.00%
Support Activities For Air Transportation 1 $110,240 50.00%
Amusement Arcades 1 $63,981 50.00%
Paper Mills 1 $78,416 50.00%
Malt Manufacturing 1 $59,446 50.00%
Security Guards And Patrol Services 1 $108,742 50.00%
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing 1 $50,232 50.00%
Other Personal Care Services 1 $68,619 50.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 1 $52,270 50.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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