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 %
Bangladesh 29 $46,166 48.33%
Kenya 28 $4,443,323 48.28%
Germany 25 $66,871 43.10%
Syria 25 $92,530 45.45%
Egypt 24 $75,865 44.44%
Ukraine 22 $59,463 40.74%
France 22 $87,231 40.74%
Lebanon 21 $75,218 40.38%
Venezuela 21 $78,317 40.38%
Colombia 21 $43,942 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Renee Systems Inc 81 $66,118 90.00%
Intone Networks Inc 81 $68,152 91.01%
Schaeffler Transmission Llc 81 $68,646 91.01%
Ascena Retail Group Inc 80 $105,554 89.89%
Kettering Medical Center 80 $59,043 90.91%
Fairview Hospital 79 $60,141 90.80%
Midland Guardian Co 78 $88,824 89.66%
Evoke Technologies 78 $83,311 89.66%
St Vincent Charity Medical Center 78 $71,424 89.66%
Microland Limited 78 $68,278 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnson Controls Inc 4 $83,179 25.00%
Nitor Partners 4 $87,542 25.00%
Siemens Energy Inc 4 $98,967 25.00%
Safran Power Usa Llc 4 $80,460 25.00%
Dedicated Tech Services Inc 4 $80,122 25.00%
Wallick Companies Llc 4 $47,846 26.67%
Plaskolite 4 $86,632 26.67%
Unity Health Network Llc 4 $116,210 26.67%
Nationwide Financial 4 $80,361 26.67%
The Dannon Company Inc 4 $77,756 26.67%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 1 $38,230 50.00%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing 1 $59,613 50.00%
Support Activities For Air Transportation 1 $110,240 50.00%
Amusement Arcades 1 $63,981 50.00%
Paper Mills 1 $78,416 50.00%
Malt Manufacturing 1 $59,446 50.00%
Security Guards And Patrol Services 1 $108,742 50.00%
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing 1 $50,232 50.00%
Other Personal Care Services 1 $68,619 50.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 1 $52,270 50.00%
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