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%
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 %
Barbados 2 $29,182 66.67%
Georgia 2 $52,202 66.67%
Latvia 2 $98,447 66.67%
Tanzania 2 $68,723 66.67%
United Arab Emirates 1 $59,397 33.33%
Somalia 1 $51,300 33.33%
Laos 1 $45,760 33.33%
Tunisia 1 $34,320 33.33%
Macedonia 1 $60,008 33.33%
Turkmenistan 1 $44,600 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diaspark Inc 20 $63,022 90.91%
George Ventures Llc 20 $65,767 90.91%
Ealearn Inc 20 $80,970 90.91%
Mastech Digital Infotech Inc 20 $82,891 90.91%
Xtglobal Inc 20 $74,698 90.91%
Karwell Technologiies Inc 20 $74,225 90.91%
Eliassen Group Llc 20 $101,377 90.91%
Uniq It Solutions Inc 20 $84,612 90.91%
Teksky Llc 20 $79,032 90.91%
Axium Packaging Llc 20 $70,647 90.91%

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 $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