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 %
Guatemala 31 $33,964 46.97%
Japan 31 $73,760 47.69%
Germany 30 $71,961 46.15%
Kenya 30 $4,150,433 47.62%
Ukraine 28 $59,351 44.44%
Egypt 27 $72,320 43.55%
Colombia 26 $42,623 44.83%
Syria 26 $92,231 44.83%
Lebanon 24 $74,605 42.11%
Russia 23 $63,379 41.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Sciences Corporation 48 $66,503 92.31%
Nestle Usa Inc 48 $88,253 92.31%
Tekmark Global Solutions Llc 48 $66,288 92.31%
Horizon Educational Services Of Columbus Inc 48 $49,254 92.31%
Polaris Software Lab India Ltd 48 $57,193 92.31%
Gannu Software Inc 48 $74,518 92.31%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 48 $80,647 92.31%
Bsaspec Inc 47 $68,219 92.16%
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 47 $80,635 92.16%
Owens Illinois Inc 47 $77,772 92.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ashland Inc 2 $65,843 22.22%
Crown Packaging Corporation 2 $65,333 22.22%
Hospitalist Medicine Phys Of Pickaway County Ltd 2 $122,408 25.00%
Taj Imports Inc 2 $49,410 25.00%
Red Roof Inns Inc 2 $50,118 25.00%
Dingus And Daga Inc 2 $63,919 25.00%
Ericsson Services Inc 2 $56,556 25.00%
Murtis Taylor Human Services System 2 $36,793 25.00%
Valeo Climate Control Corp 2 $117,375 25.00%
Midwest Hospitalists 2 $46,613 25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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