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 %
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 %
Business Intelli Solutions Inc 38 $62,913 92.68%
Skillnet Solutions Inc 38 $65,645 92.68%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division 38 $82,206 92.68%
Central State University 38 $48,662 92.68%
Denken Solutions Inc 37 $74,579 92.50%
Ipolarity Llc 37 $81,908 92.50%
Anjaneyap Inc 37 $68,679 92.50%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 37 $77,034 92.50%
Mastech Digital Consulting Inc 37 $82,963 92.50%
Ohio Northern University 37 $45,631 92.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Big Lots Store Inc 2 $84,323 33.33%
Estate Landscaping Inc Dba Estates Landscaping 2 $31,470 33.33%
Wolfgang Miggiani Pa 2 $29,910 33.33%
Yagour Group Llc Dba Perfection Landscapes 2 $33,717 33.33%
Franciscos Landscape Design Llc 2 $37,357 33.33%
Dayton Childrens 2 $67,226 33.33%
Allied Mineral Products Holding Inc 2 $128,305 33.33%
Oprona Inc Rosen Usa Inc 2 $150,083 33.33%
Eversana Life Science Services Llc 2 $98,842 33.33%
Signature It World Inc 2 $85,571 33.33%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Training 3 $54,247 75.00%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 3 $69,292 75.00%
Business Service Centers 3 $54,934 75.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 3 $72,544 75.00%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 3 $83,089 75.00%
Offices Of Podiatrists 3 $63,170 75.00%
Museums Historical Sites And Similar Institutions 3 $46,577 75.00%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 3 $42,460 75.00%
Passenger Car Leasing 3 $98,010 75.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 3 $45,912 75.00%
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