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 %
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 67 $79,503 89.33%
Savvy Info Systems Inc 67 $73,136 89.33%
Ventech Solutions Inc 66 $79,181 88.00%
Limited Technology Services Inc 66 $70,771 88.00%
Natsoft Corporation 66 $75,983 89.19%
Kk Associates Llc 65 $74,039 87.84%
Idexcel Inc 65 $71,310 87.84%
University Primary Care Practices Inc 65 $142,825 87.84%
Prior Media Llc 65 $64,627 87.84%
Bridgestone Americas Inc 65 $77,048 89.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooper Farms Inc 4 $43,930 33.33%
Wolfscape Llc 4 $26,936 33.33%
Sunny Meadows Flower Farm 4 $32,885 33.33%
Neo Landscape Management 4 $23,691 33.33%
Naturescape Of Solon Inc 4 $23,691 33.33%
Wind River Systems Inc 4 $78,941 33.33%
Vip Global Inc 3 $53,019 25.00%
Sajovie Brothers Landscaping 3 $23,691 25.00%
Eddie Bauer Inc 3 $81,106 25.00%
Automation Systems Design 3 $78,617 25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 4 $26,190 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 3 $34,826 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $32,989 100.00%
Lessors Of Other Real Estate Property 3 $23,781 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 2 $34,382 66.67%
Sheep Farming 2 $25,431 66.67%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 2 $28,475 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $28,548 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 2 $33,051 100.00%

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