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 %
Portugal 3 $76,435 50.00%
Libya 3 $135,762 50.00%
Bolivia 3 $61,561 50.00%
Ecuador 3 $56,805 50.00%
Albania 3 $34,632 50.00%
Palestine 3 $111,846 60.00%
Serbia 3 $46,729 60.00%
Tanzania 2 $68,723 40.00%
St Lucia 2 $32,761 50.00%
Afghanistan 2 $38,490 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Axcess Financial Services Inc 65 $75,468 90.28%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 65 $82,528 90.28%
Tech Matrix Inc 65 $58,246 90.28%
Kee Technologies Group Inc 65 $67,388 91.55%
Elevance Health Inc 65 $105,617 92.86%
Itech Us Inc 64 $76,691 91.43%
Columbus Technology Solutions Inc 64 $89,227 91.43%
Delasoft Inc 64 $65,845 92.75%
Educational Testing Service 64 $52,548 92.75%
Eficens Systems Llc 63 $82,817 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hyde Park Landsaping Inc 3 $22,318 27.27%
Olive Ai Inc 3 $95,285 27.27%
Ushr Enterprises Inc 3 $62,338 27.27%
Prior Media Llc 3 $70,540 27.27%
Softvision Llc 3 $53,629 27.27%
Super Deal Auto Group Llc 3 $56,881 27.27%
Nexient Llc 3 $94,016 27.27%
Gogi Enterprises Inc 3 $49,587 27.27%
Fadi Kayyali Inc 3 $58,317 27.27%
Sawa Steakhouse Inc 3 $24,565 27.27%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 1 $38,230 50.00%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing 1 $59,613 50.00%
Support Activities For Air Transportation 1 $110,240 50.00%
Amusement Arcades 1 $63,981 50.00%
Paper Mills 1 $78,416 50.00%
Malt Manufacturing 1 $59,446 50.00%
Security Guards And Patrol Services 1 $108,742 50.00%
Soap And Cleaning Compound Manufacturing 1 $50,232 50.00%
Other Personal Care Services 1 $68,619 50.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 1 $52,270 50.00%
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