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 %
Japan 31 $73,760 46.97%
Guatemala 31 $33,964 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 %
Aultman Hospital 45 $69,300 91.84%
Arcadis Us Inc 45 $61,288 93.75%
Denken Solutions Inc 45 $77,242 93.75%
Citiustech Inc 45 $86,893 93.75%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 45 $89,513 93.75%
Synchrony Bank 44 $105,874 91.67%
Coolsoft Llc 44 $79,690 91.67%
Horizon Educational Services Inc 44 $43,686 91.67%
Softcorp International Inc 44 $67,433 91.67%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp 44 $83,193 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smiths Medical Asd Inc 2 $83,835 25.00%
Nissin Travel Service Usa Inc 2 $29,297 25.00%
Dayton Progress Corporation 2 $88,255 25.00%
Horizon Science Academy Denison Elemschool Inc 2 $82,117 25.00%
Freeborders Inc 2 $91,146 25.00%
Lca Vision Inc 2 $77,719 25.00%
Macys Credit And Customer Services 2 $55,026 25.00%
Alcoa Inc 2 $114,109 25.00%
Mckesson Corporation 2 $79,518 28.57%
Sanhua International Inc 2 $60,518 28.57%

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