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 %
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%
Iceland 2 $68,530 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $29,182 33.33%
Cyprus 1 $70,616 33.33%
Mauritius 1 $39,090 33.33%
Macedonia 1 $60,008 33.33%
Tajikistan 1 $27,830 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Telligen Tech Inc 46 $73,847 92.00%
Rl Carriers Shared Services Llc 46 $82,645 92.00%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 46 $64,436 92.00%
Childrens Hospital Medical Center Of Akron 46 $123,969 93.88%
American Financial Group Great American Insurance Group 46 $99,569 93.88%
Honda Rd Americas Inc 45 $80,877 91.84%
Accion Labs Us Inc 45 $89,623 91.84%
Professional Dental Alliance 45 $122,885 91.84%
Safe Auto Insurance Company 45 $65,300 91.84%
Infosys Technologies Limited 45 $58,900 91.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ts Tech North America 2 $75,358 25.00%
Human Arc Corporation 2 $68,671 25.00%
Hytec Debartolo Llc 2 $44,138 25.00%
A Ressler Dba Down To Earth Landscaping Inc 2 $23,067 25.00%
Ist Inc 2 $81,879 25.00%
Sound Inpatient Physicians 2 $109,044 25.00%
Esolutech 2 $51,210 25.00%
Big Lots Inc 2 $87,173 25.00%
Quality Team Corp Dba Tcp World Academy 2 $61,060 25.00%
Southern Ohio Medical Center 2 $93,226 25.00%

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