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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $37,310 50.00%
Papua New Guinea 1 $52,310 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $45,698 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $57,620 50.00%
Finland 1 $90,600 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $20,426 50.00%
Botswana 1 $44,820 100.00%
Panama 1 $110,053 100.00%
Cyprus 1 $70,616 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $29,550 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Element Technologies Inc 15 $83,017 93.75%
Xellia Pharmaceuticals Usa Llc 15 $77,175 93.75%
Forest City Enterprises Inc 15 $79,161 93.75%
Akvarr Inc 15 $62,472 93.75%
Netvision Resources Inc 15 $70,451 93.75%
Sigmatek Systems International Llc 15 $67,391 93.75%
Sigmatek Systems Llc 15 $62,382 93.75%
Erp Global Inc 15 $68,444 93.75%
Allied Mineral Products Inc 14 $109,136 87.50%
Gniyes Corp 14 $52,719 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meridian Bioscience Inc 1 $158,725 50.00%
Joseph William Potter 1 $22,838 50.00%
Melissa Craig 1 $18,616 50.00%
Shearers Foods Inc 1 $68,744 50.00%
Fechko Excavating Llc 1 $77,085 50.00%
Core Molding Technologies 1 $83,096 50.00%
Fd Rolls Corp 1 $67,621 50.00%
Mitutoyo America Corporation 1 $71,011 50.00%
Dr Kates Premier Smiles Orthodontics Inc 1 $208,000 50.00%
St Bernard Soap Company 1 $100,131 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solar Electric Power Generation 5 $80,983 83.33%
Hardwood Veneer And Plywood Manufacturing 5 $75,629 83.33%
Agencies Brokerages And Other Insurance Related Activities 5 $60,258 83.33%
Nuclear Electric Power Generation 5 $77,887 83.33%
Metal Can Manufacturing 5 $94,149 83.33%
Credit Bureaus 5 $91,853 83.33%
Electric Power Generation 5 $67,205 83.33%
Poultry Processing 5 $79,148 83.33%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 5 $51,160 83.33%
Other General Government Support 5 $58,939 83.33%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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