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
162,437 91.94% $74,594 H-1B
11,590 6.56% $198,926 PERM
1,590 0.90% $30,673 H-2A
1,062 0.60% $87,722 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 176,679 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 162,437 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.94% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,590 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.56% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 30,140 $81,160 91.13%
Computer Systems Analysts 21,549 $70,313 93.06%
Computer Programmers 14,383 $58,451 93.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 8,841 $69,032 92.20%
Mechanical Engineers 4,966 $70,808 88.84%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,178 $85,180 91.43%
Management Analysts 2,372 $68,589 92.84%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,304 $102,733 90.18%
Accountants and Auditors 1,683 $54,795 84.28%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,626 $49,191 89.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,282 $357,220 97.65%
Nursing Assistants 687 $29,182 53.38%
Computer Systems Analysts 682 $86,831 146.35%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 386 $21,644 108.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 332 $90,323 105.73%
Internists, General 322 $102,210 119.26%
Mechanical Engineers 302 $77,086 112.69%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 287 $24,946 111.24%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 253 $25,691 115.53%
Statisticians 218 $60,928 105.83%
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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyprus 1 $70,616 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $39,090 100.00%
Macedonia 1 $60,008 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $27,830 100.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $39,354 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Randstad Technologies Lp 100 $67,183 93.46%
Optimum Technology Inc 99 $64,922 93.40%
Ohiohealth Physician Group Inc 98 $122,690 92.45%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc 98 $70,231 92.45%
Maxim Technologies Inc 97 $67,618 91.51%
Veenus Infotechs Corporation 97 $72,815 92.38%
Experis Us Inc 96 $71,306 91.43%
Apex Industrial Technologies Llc 96 $64,904 92.31%
Vantiv Llc 96 $73,930 92.31%
Assurecare Llc 96 $98,401 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brenda Sessler 2 $24,648 100.00%
Pfeifer Dairy Farms Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Brodbeck Greenhouse 2 $38,210 100.00%
Ws Yoe Nurseries R D Inc 2 $26,978 100.00%
Alonzo Farms Inc 2 $31,023 100.00%
Obersons Nursery And Landscapes Llc 2 $37,814 100.00%
Greenfield Plant Farm Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Way Farms Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Deans Greenhouse Inc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Rainbow Farms Llc 2 $26,083 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lassiter And Son Llc 6 $21,362 28.57%
Rustic Slate Roofing Llc 6 $36,015 30.00%
Travelcenters Of America 6 $108,160 30.00%
Allscape Property Services Llc 6 $24,232 30.00%
Glidepath Holdings Inc 6 $74,121 30.00%
Gaia Beauty Distribution Llc 6 $54,829 30.00%
Barium Chemicals Inc 6 $24,357 30.00%
Ernst Young Llp 5 $67,184 25.00%
Lextant Corporation 5 $68,919 26.32%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 5 $84,082 26.32%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 25 $30,985 100.00%
Corn Farming 23 $35,145 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 22 $31,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 21 $33,124 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 21 $34,026 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 18 $28,382 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 15 $31,792 100.00%
Floriculture Production 14 $32,256 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $27,826 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 11 $33,664 100.00%

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 $74,594. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage