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 %
Gambia 7 $29,182 53.85%
Spain 7 $50,248 58.33%
Hungary 7 $61,855 58.33%
Uzbekistan 7 $57,837 58.33%
Costa Rica 6 $69,351 50.00%
Honduras 6 $40,428 60.00%
Saudi Arabia 5 $86,927 50.00%
Belgium 5 $77,884 50.00%
Sudan 5 $89,814 50.00%
United States Of America 5 $63,303 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deemsys Inc 811 $64,828 89.22%
Ibm Corporation 806 $74,501 90.97%
University Of Cincinnati 780 $57,360 91.76%
Mphasis Corporation 779 $64,756 92.30%
The Sherwin Williams Company 767 $90,409 92.63%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation 759 $80,992 93.59%
Cardinal Health Inc 716 $85,439 90.29%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 697 $69,246 88.12%
Ust Global Inc 692 $61,812 95.32%
Igate Technologies Inc 679 $60,973 95.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wright State University 50 $48,218 34.25%
8451 Llc 49 $82,665 34.75%
Crown Equipment Corporation 49 $90,517 35.77%
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Ohio Pc 46 $100,516 34.59%
Bowling Green State University 45 $41,251 35.71%
Cresttek Llc 43 $89,265 36.13%
Paycor Inc 42 $88,970 37.50%
Ascendum Solutions Llc 42 $4,531,739 38.89%
Oclc Inc 39 $78,534 37.14%
Halcyon Solutions Inc 38 $83,014 37.62%

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