EXPLORE / LOCATIONS / OHIO

Ohio (OH)

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28,959

H-1B approvals (all yrs)

92.6%

LCA certification rate

2,784

Employers filing, latest yr

Top occupations shown

Where this fits nationally

// Ohio highlighted

AKAlaska

MEMaine

WAWashington

MTMontana

NDNorth Dakota

MNMinnesota

WIWisconsin

MIMichigan

VTVermont

NHNew Hampshire

OROregon

IDIdaho

WYWyoming

SDSouth Dakota

IAIowa

ILIllinois

INIndiana

OHOhio

NYNew York

MAMassachusetts

RIRhode Island

CACalifornia

NVNevada

UTUtah

COColorado

NENebraska

KSKansas

MOMissouri

KYKentucky

WVWest Virginia

PAPennsylvania

NJNew Jersey

CTConnecticut

AZArizona

NMNew Mexico

OKOklahoma

ARArkansas

TNTennessee

VAVirginia

MDMaryland

DEDelaware

HIHawaii

TXTexas

LALouisiana

MSMississippi

ALAlabama

GAGeorgia

SCSouth Carolina

NCNorth Carolina

DCDistrict of Columbia

FLFlorida

LCA filings by year

// worksite in Ohio

YearLCA volumeCertifiedRate

2025

12,084

11,17292.5%

2024

11,927

10,82690.8%

2023

13,640

12,42591.1%

2022

13,179

12,15992.3%

2021

18,778

17,55693.5%

2020

14,006

13,32295.1%

H-1B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

2,137

6996.9%

2024

2,389

5897.6%

2023

726

4194.7%

2022

2,177

4298.1%

2021

1,702

5397.0%

2020

1,523

23686.6%

2019

1,808

49078.7%

2018

1,295

42775.2%

2017

1,443

17989.0%

2016

1,801

H-2A petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

537

0100.0%

2024

935

0100.0%

2021

1,387

0100.0%

2020

616

0100.0%

2019

529

0100.0%

2018

439

0100.0%

2017

361

0100.0%

2016

228

0100.0%

2015

170

0100.0%

H-2B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

2,709

3298.8%

2024

3,983

0100.0%

2019

2,300

1899.2%

2017

0—

2016

0—

2015

0—

Top employers (H-1B, latest year)

OhioHealth Corp.147

Cleveland Clinic Foundation147

The Ohio State University125

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center62

Health Carousel LLC51

Case Western Reserve University39

Eaton Corporation30

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI29

Top occupations (LCA, latest year)

Software Developers3,457

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects770

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers587

Mechanical Engineers557

Computer Programmers454

Computer Systems Analysts423

Information Technology Project Managers340

Data Scientists300

Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE