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 %
Cyprus 1 $70,616 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $29,550 50.00%
Armenia 1 $91,707 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $29,182 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 1 $42,298 50.00%
Estonia 1 $46,010 50.00%
Denmark 1 $68,990 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $59,397 50.00%
Somalia 1 $51,300 50.00%
Laos 1 $45,760 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marietta Health Care Physicians Inc 48 $200,056 92.31%
Gannu Software Inc 47 $74,278 90.38%
Tetrasoft Inc 47 $81,634 90.38%
Owens Illinois Inc 47 $77,772 92.16%
Safelite Group Inc 47 $88,828 92.16%
Horizon Educational Services Of Columbus Inc 47 $49,035 92.16%
Bsaspec Inc 47 $68,219 92.16%
Akron General Medical Center 47 $52,425 92.16%
Western Reserve Health Education Inc 47 $58,513 92.16%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 46 $73,275 90.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sanhua International Inc 2 $60,518 25.00%
Downtown Property Management Inc 2 $79,102 25.00%
Princeton Search Llc 2 $35,860 25.00%
Alcoa Inc 2 $114,109 25.00%
Macys Credit And Customer Services 2 $55,026 25.00%
Advanced Engineering Consultants 2 $66,799 25.00%
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company Llc 2 $134,535 25.00%
The Imperial Electric Company 2 $57,460 25.00%
Global Edm Supplies Inc 2 $64,158 25.00%
Anchor Manufacturing Group Inc 2 $87,724 25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 22 $30,053 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 17 $31,571 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 17 $32,021 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $26,495 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 15 $32,650 100.00%
Corn Farming 15 $31,853 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 13 $31,027 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $26,827 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 9 $32,742 100.00%
Floriculture Production 9 $29,402 100.00%

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