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Columbia, South Carolina

City · South Carolina, United States

Applications on record
10,603
FY2025
527
FY2026 to 30 June
486
Share of U.S. total
0.09%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$92,200
Median wage$92,200certified 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 Columbia, South Carolina.

Applications by fiscal year — Columbia, South Carolina

447893FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
447893FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008345
FY2009343
FY2010331
FY2011307
FY2012372
FY2013308
FY2014470
FY2015647
FY2016652
FY2017761
FY2018821
FY2019893
FY2020633
FY2021762
FY2022749
FY2023645
FY2024551
FY2025527
FY2026*486
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*511322148
FY202546395122
FY20242747864
FY20233553998
FY202215612131
FY202122641117
FY20200358941
FY20190283259
FY20180375167
FY20170270059
FY20160158269
FY20150061532
FY20140042446
FY20130028820
FY20120031854
FY20110026641
FY20100027853
FY20090032023
FY20080031629
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 Columbia, South Carolina.

Applications by employer
  1. University of South Carolina1,212
  2. Richland County School District One557
  3. Capgemini America Inc493
  4. Sanctityinternational LLC303
  5. International Technology Solutions, Inc203
  6. Duck Creek Technologies LLC169
  7. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.161
  8. Lizards Thicket, Inc155
  9. Palvai Global Services Inc133
  10. Agfirst Farm Credit Bank127
  11. IBM India Private Limited124
  12. Palmetto GBA, LLC120
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 Developers2,980
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,298
  3. Computer Programmers846
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other521
  5. Database Administrators233
  6. Fast Food and Counter Workers203
  7. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education163
  8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary154
  9. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education138
  10. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education135
Visa routes
  1. H-1B8,912
  2. PERM labour certification1,273
  3. E-3 (Australia)70
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers47
  5. H-2A agricultural workers17
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)3
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)3
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 $92,200; middle half $70,304 to $117,666 · median prevailing wage $80,226 (marker) · 1,157 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina ranks #1 of 138 cities in South Carolina by work visa applications on record, with 17.06% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in South Carolina
1 of 138
Share of South Carolina's city applications
17.06%
Share of U.S. total
0.09%
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.

  • Applications Consultant 2
  • Applications Consultant 3
  • Assistant Professor
  • Business Systems Analyst 2
  • Elementary Teacher
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Test Consultant 2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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