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 %
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 540 $70,427 86.96%
Photon Infotech Inc 508 $71,314 83.14%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 499 $79,822 84.01%
Kforce Inc 498 $78,249 89.89%
Cardinal Health 497 $100,892 90.04%
The University Of Toledo 493 $58,120 91.98%
Miami University 489 $47,905 93.14%
Kent State University 487 $46,843 94.02%
Fujitsu America Inc 486 $75,801 96.24%
The Ohio University 472 $48,149 93.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stachowski Alpacas Llc 10 $28,715 100.00%
Swiss Country Market 10 $29,777 100.00%
Berrys Blooms Ltd 10 $31,897 100.00%
North Branch Nursery Inc 10 $29,463 100.00%
Schultes Produce Llc 10 $28,445 100.00%
Rainbow Farms Npo Llc 9 $29,982 100.00%
Sunleaf Nursery Llp 9 $22,912 100.00%
Deckers Nursery Inc 9 $31,207 100.00%
Lawrence J Secor 9 $26,569 100.00%
Del Sur Harvesting Llc 9 $24,823 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archents Inc 33 $101,641 35.11%
Tarkett Usa Inc 31 $37,675 33.70%
Sudhi Infomatics Inc 31 $94,773 33.70%
V H Cooper Inc 30 $24,898 32.97%
Columbus Technology Solutions Inc 29 $104,968 32.22%
Mike Ward Landscaping Inc 27 $25,223 30.34%
Assurecare Llc 26 $107,210 29.21%
Big Lots Stores Inc 25 $101,514 28.41%
Zaps Technocrats Inc 25 $103,669 29.07%
G2o Llc 25 $98,938 29.07%

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