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Charleston, South Carolina

City · South Carolina, United States

Applications on record
3,436
FY2025
224
FY2026 to 30 June
166
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$91,603
Median wage$91,603certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Charleston, South Carolina.

Applications by fiscal year — Charleston, South Carolina

116231FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
116231FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008202
FY2009159
FY2010159
FY2011162
FY2012179
FY2013148
FY2014182
FY2015201
FY2016231
FY2017184
FY2018227
FY2019195
FY2020150
FY2021172
FY2022164
FY2023151
FY2024180
FY2025224
FY2026*166
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*01410547
FY202501913768
FY202401114425
FY202301312414
FY20220712928
FY20210115219
FY20200313611
FY20190517317
FY20180520319
FY20170316714
FY20161221117
FY20150216831
FY20140016517
FY2013001408
FY20120015623
FY20110014319
FY20100013623
FY20090014415
FY20080018814
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Charleston, South Carolina.

Applications by employer
  1. Medical University of South Carolina678
  2. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates465
  3. College of Charleston261
  4. Nagarro, Inc.180
  5. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliate128
  6. Blackbaud, Inc.102
  7. The Citadel78
  8. Valuelabs, Inc.74
  9. Cummins Inc.60
  10. Only IT Solutions Inc39
  11. Rockit Hospitality LLC34
  12. Booth Restaurant Management LLC DBA McDonalds31
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers411
  2. Physicians, All Other310
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists308
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists172
  5. Computer Systems Analysts141
  6. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary114
  7. Computer Occupations, All Other87
  8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary63
  9. Biological Scientists, All Other58
  10. Mechanical Engineers52
Visa routes
  1. H-1B2,723
  2. PERM labour certification429
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers85
  4. E-3 (Australia)52
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)6
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)4
  7. H-2A agricultural workers1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $91,603; middle half $68,619 to $137,000 · median prevailing wage $75,957 (marker) · 365 applications.

$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
$60k$105k$150k$195k$240k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. General Farmworker1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina ranks #4 of 138 cities in South Carolina by work visa applications on record, with 5.53% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in South Carolina
4 of 138
Share of South Carolina's city applications
5.53%
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
Cities in South Carolina with the most applications
  1. Columbia, SC10,603
  2. Greenville, SC8,548
  3. Fort Mill, SC6,332
  4. Charleston, SC3,436
  5. Spartanburg, SC2,287
  6. North Charleston, SC1,505
  7. Myrtle Beach, SC1,319
  8. Florence, SC1,289
  9. Anderson, SC1,209
  10. West Columbia, SC1,198
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Staff Scientist I
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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