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 %
France 23 $87,608 42.59%
Venezuela 23 $87,164 43.40%
Italy 21 $77,657 40.38%
Thailand 20 $4,836,525 40.00%
Hong Kong 20 $34,468 43.48%
Zimbabwe 19 $33,019 41.30%
Cameroon 18 $34,152 40.00%
Uzbekistan 17 $41,516 39.53%
Australia 17 $84,727 44.74%
Sri Lanka 17 $70,009 47.22%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Invacare Corporation 41 $67,816 93.18%
Exel Inc Dba Dhl Supply Chain Usa 41 $69,747 93.18%
Ashtabula County Medical Center 41 $156,540 93.18%
Orgspire Inc 41 $59,729 93.18%
Nexius Solutions Inc 41 $60,180 93.18%
Staidlogic Llc 41 $88,413 95.35%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 41 $99,232 95.35%
Abb Inc 40 $96,124 93.02%
Eve Energy North America Corporation 40 $61,220 93.02%
Givaudan Flavors Corporation 40 $82,761 93.02%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 2 $74,475 28.57%
Cleveland International Fund 2 $51,272 28.57%
Urs Corporation 2 $65,156 28.57%
Fairfield Hospitalists Inc 2 $34,195 28.57%
Globex Corporation 2 $66,716 28.57%
Price For Profit 2 $82,805 28.57%
Casad Company Inc 2 $48,610 28.57%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates 2 $60,996 28.57%
Tegam Inc 2 $60,019 28.57%
Cincinnati Test Systems 2 $71,282 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