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
162,437 91.94% $74,594 H-1B
11,590 6.56% $198,926 PERM
1,590 0.90% $30,673 H-2A
1,062 0.60% $87,722 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Ohio has seen a total of 176,679 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Ohio is the H-1B visa with 162,437 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.94% of Ohio's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 11,590 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.56% of Ohio's total visas.

Top Occupations in Ohio (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 30,140 $81,160 91.13%
Computer Systems Analysts 21,549 $70,313 93.06%
Computer Programmers 14,383 $58,451 93.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 8,841 $69,032 92.20%
Mechanical Engineers 4,966 $70,808 88.84%
Software Developers, Systems Software 3,178 $85,180 91.43%
Management Analysts 2,372 $68,589 92.84%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 2,304 $102,733 90.18%
Accountants and Auditors 1,683 $54,795 84.28%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,626 $49,191 89.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 2,282 $357,220 97.65%
Nursing Assistants 687 $29,182 53.38%
Computer Systems Analysts 682 $86,831 146.35%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 386 $21,644 108.12%
Computer Occupations, All Other 332 $90,323 105.73%
Internists, General 322 $102,210 119.26%
Mechanical Engineers 302 $77,086 112.69%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 287 $24,946 111.24%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 253 $25,691 115.53%
Statisticians 218 $60,928 105.83%
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 1,943 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Ohio From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Japan 31 $73,760 46.97%
Guatemala 31 $33,964 47.69%
Germany 30 $71,961 46.15%
Kenya 30 $4,150,433 47.62%
Ukraine 28 $59,351 44.44%
Egypt 27 $72,320 43.55%
Colombia 26 $42,623 44.83%
Syria 26 $92,231 44.83%
Lebanon 24 $74,605 42.11%
Russia 23 $63,379 41.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Ohio (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Good Samaritan Hospital Of Cincinnati Ohio 25 $57,854 92.59%
Summitworks Technologies Inc 25 $59,275 92.59%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 25 $66,741 92.59%
Lead It Corporation 25 $66,858 92.59%
Saxon Global Inc 25 $73,080 92.59%
Hendrickson Usa Llc 25 $75,095 92.59%
Clear Thought Solutions Llc 25 $59,581 92.59%
It Trailblazers Llc 25 $65,893 92.59%
Tekwissen Llc 25 $67,181 92.59%
Hinduja Tech Inc 25 $61,844 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dix Eaton 1 $45,053 25.00%
Specialty Gases Of America Inc 1 $80,870 25.00%
Kth Parts Industries Inc 1 $42,806 25.00%
Digital Dish Inc 1 $38,397 25.00%
United Natural Stones Inc 1 $72,467 25.00%
Dynamic Polymers Llc 1 $60,341 25.00%
Nanofilm Ltd 1 $51,438 25.00%
Central Ohio Skin And Cancer Inc 1 $112,923 25.00%
Amylin Ohio Llc 1 $83,554 25.00%
Akron General 1 $89,939 25.00%

Top Industries in Ohio (All Years)

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 $74,594. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage