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 %
New Zealand 5 $51,990 55.56%
Morocco 5 $53,572 55.56%
Greece 4 $60,240 44.44%
Singapore 4 $68,916 44.44%
Senegal 4 $40,767 50.00%
Moldova 4 $47,882 50.00%
Czech Republic 4 $47,273 57.14%
Mongolia 4 $24,955 57.14%
Haiti 4 $104,005 57.14%
Austria 4 $43,400 57.14%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nihaki Systems Inc 13 $74,198 92.86%
Apptrics Llc 13 $76,752 92.86%
Enlightened Solutions Llc 13 $74,931 92.86%
Faurecia Emissions Control Systems Na Llc 13 $73,608 92.86%
Diligent Group Llc 13 $62,712 92.86%
Bioinfo Systems Llc 12 $59,956 85.71%
Cam Group Usa Inc 12 $53,170 85.71%
Muskingum University 12 $52,661 85.71%
Viva Usa Inc 12 $61,204 85.71%
Henny Penny Corporation 12 $61,436 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evenflo Company Inc 1 $95,368 50.00%
Kenneth Parrish 1 $18,637 50.00%
Fuchs Mizrachi School 1 $47,790 50.00%
Lac Viet Lt Market Llc 1 $66,040 50.00%
Campbell Soup Company 1 $87,984 50.00%
The Blue Dog Group Inc 1 $30,056 50.00%
Nddprint Inc 1 $63,648 50.00%
Toyoda Gosei North America Corporation 1 $77,605 50.00%
La Fiesta Inc Dba La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant 1 $26,499 50.00%
Dbaffinity Llc 1 $83,075 50.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 22 $30,053 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 17 $31,571 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 17 $32,021 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 15 $26,495 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 15 $32,650 100.00%
Corn Farming 15 $31,853 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 13 $31,027 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 10 $26,827 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 9 $32,742 100.00%
Floriculture Production 9 $29,402 100.00%

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