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 %
Integration Developer Network Llc 94 $73,558 91.26%
Paycor Inc 93 $76,781 91.18%
Devcare Solutions Ltd 93 $58,696 91.18%
3i Infotech Inc 92 $66,061 91.09%
Zaps Technocrats Inc 92 $81,633 91.09%
Denison University 92 $50,901 91.09%
Evoke Technologies 92 $84,297 91.09%
Mak Technologies Llc 92 $84,009 93.88%
Dataformix Technologies Inc 91 $62,923 93.81%
Softvision Llc 91 $73,644 93.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Co Alliance Cooperative Inc 2 $37,814 100.00%
Walnut Ridge Nursery Farm Llc 2 $27,167 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Oh Cottage Garden 2 $35,714 100.00%
Wheeler Farms Ltd 2 $32,448 100.00%
Horizon Lawn Management 2 $21,403 100.00%
Portage Tree Farms 2 $36,764 100.00%
Tk Nurseries Llc 2 $36,764 100.00%
Clark Fruit And Vegetable Farm Inc 2 $37,814 100.00%
W S Yoe Nurseries Inc 2 $22,682 100.00%
Suncraft 2 $22,142 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Confour Systems Inc 5 $75,458 26.32%
Shawnee State University 5 $47,299 26.32%
Express 5 $95,647 26.32%
The Goodyear Tire Rubber Co 5 $80,217 26.32%
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa Inc 5 $86,890 26.32%
Corbus 5 $91,158 26.32%
Hewlett Packard Company 5 $78,624 27.78%
Om Group Inc 5 $61,868 27.78%
United Architectural Metals Inc 5 $46,717 27.78%
Mid State Physicians Llp 5 $156,100 27.78%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 1 $24,190 100.00%
Business Associations 1 $37,814 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $35,714 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 1 $35,714 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $37,814 100.00%

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