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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	785	$30,300	402.56%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	95	$31,880	94.06%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	84	$30,139	96.55%
Nursery Workers	31	$29,103	41.33%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	29	$30,443	42.65%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	12	$27,250	30.00%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	8	$45,763	22.86%
Construction Laborers	8	$32,817	26.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	3	$28,801	10.00%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	1	$35,714	3.85%

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 %
Russia	21	$64,876	43.75%
Italy	19	$72,457	39.58%
Hong Kong	19	$35,165	46.34%
Guatemala	18	$39,836	43.90%
Cameroon	18	$34,152	48.65%
Thailand	18	$5,370,738	51.43%
Zimbabwe	17	$34,059	53.13%
Zambia	16	$41,281	50.00%
Israel	15	$64,481	50.00%
Sri Lanka	15	$68,861	51.72%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Safe Auto Insurance Company	45	$65,300	93.75%
Infosys Technologies Limited	45	$58,900	93.75%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc	44	$86,291	91.67%
Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp	44	$83,193	91.67%
Capgemini Us Llc	44	$86,017	91.67%
Sound Inpatient Physicians Of Ohio Llc	44	$90,747	91.67%
Accion Labs Us Inc	44	$89,454	93.62%
Canton Medical Education Foundation Inc	44	$66,670	93.62%
3amigosit Llc	44	$76,818	93.62%
Horizon Educational Services Inc	43	$43,572	91.49%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jingchuan Chinese Restaurant	2	$25,085	28.57%
Sekel Management Group	2	$47,278	28.57%
Arrow Electronics	2	$69,108	28.57%
Cleveland Museum Of Art	2	$60,102	28.57%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	2	$98,582	28.57%
The K Company Inc	2	$64,740	28.57%
Bearing Distributors Inc	2	$87,672	28.57%
Akron Polymer Systems	2	$67,184	28.57%
Basf Corporation	2	$112,622	28.57%
Edumind Inc	2	$95,046	28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	71	$77,813	85.54%
Other Services Related To Advertising	71	$68,465	87.65%
Religious Organizations	70	$44,104	88.61%
Plastics Material And Resin Manufacturing	70	$76,730	88.61%
Motor And Generator Manufacturing	68	$75,042	86.08%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	68	$84,578	88.31%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	66	$70,344	85.71%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Less Than Truckload	66	$71,227	88.00%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	66	$73,863	89.19%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	65	$85,460	87.84%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Museums	6	$47,920	26.09%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance	6	$46,970	27.27%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	6	$74,121	27.27%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing	6	$76,690	27.27%
Hog And Pig Farming	6	$44,752	27.27%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	6	$89,066	28.57%
Sports Teams And Clubs	6	$40,256	28.57%
Consumer Lending	6	$88,243	30.00%
Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing	6	$102,222	31.58%
Metal Service Centers And Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers	6	$101,688	31.58%

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.