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 %
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 %
Vls Systems Inc 17 $71,201 89.47%
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center 17 $71,135 89.47%
Icon Solutions Inc 17 $63,836 89.47%
Pilkington North America Inc 17 $75,580 89.47%
Apple American Group Llc 17 $91,874 89.47%
Talis Clinical Llc 17 $76,520 89.47%
Transportation Research Center Inc 17 $69,895 89.47%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 17 $63,128 89.47%
Omega Solutions Inc 17 $70,563 89.47%
Tekorg Inc 17 $76,862 89.47%

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