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 %
Think A Move Ltd 14 $74,020 93.33%
Sysfore Technologies Inc 14 $58,524 93.33%
Johnson Controls Inc 14 $80,887 93.33%
Nitor Partners Llc 14 $88,300 93.33%
Hance Incorporated 14 $64,716 93.33%
Zenith Services Inc 14 $72,166 93.33%
Omya Inc 14 $89,602 93.33%
Imbuesys Inc 14 $65,198 93.33%
Sv Industries Inc 14 $64,950 93.33%
Mercy Health Physicians Cincinnati Llc 14 $154,312 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emd Millipore Corporation 1 $90,542 50.00%
Mindtree Limited 1 $129,605 50.00%
Quality Mold Inc 1 $55,557 50.00%
Home Depot Usa Inc 1 $69,638 50.00%
Cleveland Clinic Childens Hospital For Rehabilitat 1 $50,357 50.00%
Norwalk Wastewater Wastewater Equipment Co 1 $67,621 50.00%
Trinity Consultants 1 $50,565 50.00%
Express Scripts Pharmacy Inc 1 $76,586 50.00%
Mb Dynamics Inc 1 $60,798 50.00%
Mercy Health Allen Hospital Llc Dba Mercy Alle 1 $131,893 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solar Electric Power Generation 5 $80,983 83.33%
Hardwood Veneer And Plywood Manufacturing 5 $75,629 83.33%
Agencies Brokerages And Other Insurance Related Activities 5 $60,258 83.33%
Nuclear Electric Power Generation 5 $77,887 83.33%
Metal Can Manufacturing 5 $94,149 83.33%
Credit Bureaus 5 $91,853 83.33%
Electric Power Generation 5 $67,205 83.33%
Poultry Processing 5 $79,148 83.33%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 5 $51,160 83.33%
Other General Government Support 5 $58,939 83.33%
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