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 %
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 %
Guyana 9 $32,955 40.91%
Trinidad And Tobago 8 $85,104 36.36%
Bulgaria 8 $65,448 38.10%
Ireland 8 $52,953 42.11%
Ethiopia 8 $67,147 44.44%
Burma (myanmar) 8 $28,140 47.06%
Hungary 7 $61,855 46.67%
Uzbekistan 7 $57,837 46.67%
Switzerland 7 $94,141 50.00%
Romania 7 $56,592 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Dayton 161 $48,260 87.50%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 161 $58,272 89.44%
Pricol Technologies Inc 161 $55,155 90.96%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 159 $85,296 90.34%
The Kroger Company 159 $99,064 91.38%
Oracle America Inc 158 $93,188 91.86%
Siemens Plm Software Inc 157 $79,911 93.45%
Oclc Inc 156 $84,420 94.55%
Csc Covansys Corporation 155 $62,953 93.94%
Collabera Inc 155 $69,502 94.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microman Inc 8 $94,713 25.81%
General Electric Company 8 $120,266 25.81%
Genesis Landscaping Inc 8 $26,177 26.67%
Sel Engineering Services Inc 8 $75,543 26.67%
Safelite Group Inc 8 $95,350 27.59%
Dunnhumby Inc 8 $104,408 27.59%
Sigmatek Systems International Llc 8 $77,511 27.59%
Smartcare Inc 8 $71,521 27.59%
Det Norske Veritas Usa Inc 8 $80,278 27.59%
Inpatient Medical Services Inc 8 $115,006 28.57%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Furniture Including Fixtures Manufacturing 1 $80,413 100.00%
Open End Investment Funds 1 $123,469 100.00%
Motion Picture And Video Distribution 1 $50,939 100.00%
Mobile Food Services 1 $44,470 100.00%
Logging 1 $53,477 100.00%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 1 $79,373 100.00%
Executive Offices 1 $56,576 100.00%
Polish And Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing 1 $117,208 100.00%
Security Systems Services Except Locksmiths 1 $88,566 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Towing 1 $110,406 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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.

State Avg Wage