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Columbus, Ohio

City · Ohio, United States

Applications on record
58,733
FY2025
3,235
FY2026 to 30 June
2,277
Share of U.S. total
0.48%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$102,627
Median wage$102,627certified 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 Columbus, Ohio.

Applications by fiscal year — Columbus, Ohio

2,2574,514FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,2574,514FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,983
FY20091,830
FY20101,711
FY20111,819
FY20122,511
FY20132,762
FY20143,173
FY20153,718
FY20163,900
FY20174,311
FY20184,495
FY20194,514
FY20203,944
FY20213,079
FY20223,485
FY20232,937
FY20243,049
FY20253,235
FY2026*2,277
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*1391,896341
FY20252262,694513
FY20241252,711312
FY20232262,599310
FY20221263,139319
FY20211192,783276
FY20201233,654266
FY20191154,253245
FY20181144,115365
FY20170104,019282
FY2016063,541353
FY2015013,436281
FY2014002,973200
FY2013002,619143
FY2012002,299212
FY2011001,638181
FY2010001,499212
FY2009001,728102
FY2008001,858125
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 Columbus, Ohio.

Applications by employer
  1. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.5,483
  2. The Ohio State University4,782
  3. Tata Consultancy Services Limited2,420
  4. Information Control Company LLC1,440
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp1,340
  6. Accenture LLP1,253
  7. Nationwide Insurance1,032
  8. The Huntington National Bank905
  9. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP679
  10. Virtusa Corporation591
  11. IBM India Private Limited590
  12. Information Control Corporation492
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 Developers18,655
  2. Computer Systems Analysts8,160
  3. Computer Programmers5,577
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other5,087
  5. Database Administrators927
  6. Management Analysts787
  7. Biochemists and Biophysicists744
  8. Statisticians739
  9. Accountants and Auditors702
  10. Operations Research Analysts686
Visa routes
  1. H-1B51,663
  2. PERM labour certification5,038
  3. E-3 (Australia)258
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers230
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)21
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)13
  7. H-2A agricultural workers11
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 $102,627; middle half $84,635 to $130,000 · median prevailing wage $96,574 (marker) · 7,159 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Construction of Livestock Buildings2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Ohio

Columbus, Ohio ranks #1 of 290 cities in Ohio by work visa applications on record, with 22.22% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Ohio
1 of 290
Share of Ohio's city applications
22.22%
Share of U.S. total
0.48%
Cities in Ohio with the most applications
  1. Columbus, OH58,733
  2. Cincinnati, OH34,083
  3. Dublin, OH21,779
  4. Cleveland, OH21,773
  5. Mason, OH9,145
  6. Dayton, OH6,925
  7. Westerville, OH4,790
  8. Blue Ash, OH4,453
  9. Akron, OH4,102
  10. Miamisburg, OH3,676
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.

  • .NET Developer
  • Analyst
  • Application Developer
  • Architect
  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Professor - Clinical
  • Associate, Applications Support
  • Associate, Software Engineer
  • Associate, Software Engineer III
  • Associate, Software Engineering
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Systems Analyst
  • Computer Programmer
  • Consultant, Software Engineer
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Scientist
  • Database Administrator
  • Designer
  • Developer
  • Etl Developer
  • Guidewire Developer
  • Is Technical Specialist
  • Java Analyst 2
  • Java Developer
  • Java Engineer 2
  • Manager
  • Manager JC50
  • Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects
  • Packaged App Development Assoc Manager
  • Post Doctoral Scholar
  • Post Doctoral Scientist
  • Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Programmer Analyst
  • Project Manager
  • QA Analyst
  • Research Scientist
  • Researcher 2
  • Senior Associate JC60 -computer Systems Engineers/architects
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Software Developer
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Senior Systems Analyst JC60
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Programmer II
  • Systems Engineer
  • Vice President, Applications Support
  • Vice President, Lead Software Engineer
  • Vice President, Software Engineer
  • Vice President, Software Engineering
  • Vice President, SR Lead Software Engineer
  • Vice President, SR Manager of Software Engineering
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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