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 %
Australia 17 $84,727 48.57%
Zambia 16 $41,281 48.48%
Indonesia 15 $46,625 48.39%
South Africa 15 $58,051 51.72%
Jordan 15 $113,767 51.72%
Malaysia 13 $77,545 44.83%
Peru 12 $82,526 44.44%
El Salvador 12 $55,590 44.44%
Bahamas 11 $56,727 42.31%
Uganda 10 $29,937 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Research Institute At Nationwide Childrens Hospital 292 $49,858 91.54%
American Business Solutions Inc 292 $70,201 92.99%
Everest Technologies Inc 270 $85,957 85.99%
Cresttek Llc 267 $67,366 86.41%
Logic Soft Inc 266 $60,045 89.56%
The University Of Akron 266 $48,973 89.86%
Fuyao Glass America Inc 263 $59,361 92.93%
Express Llc 253 $99,987 90.36%
Intelligrated Services Llc 249 $72,614 89.25%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 229 $77,725 84.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chesterland Nurseries Ltd 7 $30,918 100.00%
T D Dayton Nurseries Inc 7 $29,737 100.00%
Legacy Labor Inc 7 $35,681 100.00%
Heimerl Farms Inc 7 $35,553 100.00%
Stoller Honey Farms Inc 7 $31,188 100.00%
Riehm Produce Farm Llc 7 $28,942 100.00%
B Carr Farms 7 $34,320 100.00%
Heintz Farms Enterprise Partnership 7 $41,347 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 7 $25,822 100.00%
Mimi Farms Inc 7 $30,899 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dana Automotive Systems Group Llc 18 $95,181 29.03%
Rices Landscapes Redefined 18 $21,980 29.51%
Lanhan Contractors Inc 18 $23,184 30.00%
Diamond Innovations 17 $75,200 28.33%
Professional Dental Alliance 17 $151,114 28.33%
Fis Management Services Llc 17 $121,264 28.81%
Luxottica Retail North America Inc 15 $83,559 25.86%
Cks Solution 15 $59,775 26.32%
Angelotta Landscape Associates Llc 15 $27,753 26.79%
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc 15 $82,146 27.27%

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