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University of South Carolina

Employer · South Carolina, United States

Employer address
South Carolina, United States
Applications on record
1,358
FY2025 applications
61
FY2026 to 30 June
52
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.6%
Median offered wage
$85,000
Most common occupation
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.6%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

University of South Carolina appears in 1,358 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 61.

Applications by fiscal year — University of South Carolina

51101FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
51101FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008101
FY200971
FY201081
FY201143
FY201280
FY201351
FY201498
FY201573
FY201677
FY201781
FY201885
FY201985
FY202064
FY202158
FY202267
FY202367
FY202463
FY202561
FY2026*52
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*457
FY2025538
FY20245013
FY2023625
FY2022643
FY20214513
FY20205113
FY20197411
FY20186817
FY20177011
FY20166116
FY20156211
FY20147919
FY2013465
FY20126416
FY2011403
FY20105328
FY2009638
FY20088912
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

University of South Carolina: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+2+2+
1+1+1+2+2+
Data table
StateApplications
SC1,355
IL2
WA1
Worksite states
  1. South Carolina1,355
  2. Illinois2
  3. Washington1
Worksite cities
  1. Columbia, SC1,212
  2. Spartanburg, SC49
  3. Bluffton, SC28
  4. Aiken, SC22
  5. Sumter, SC16
  6. Walterboro, SC7
  7. Allendale, SC4
  8. Greenville, SC3
  9. Union, SC3
  10. Charleston, SC3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Business Teachers, Postsecondary161
  2. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary117
  3. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary85
  4. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary78
  5. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary66
  6. Biochemists and Biophysicists60
  7. Materials Scientists56
  8. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists54
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor406
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow267
  3. Research Assistant Professor75
  4. Research Associate38
  5. Instructor37
  6. Post-doctoral Fellow24
  7. Associate Professor23
  8. Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine20

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $85,000; middle half $63,128 to $95,622 · median prevailing wage $57,830 (marker) · 148 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I121
  2. Level II6
  3. Level III7
  4. Level IV4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China52
  2. South Korea24
  3. India17
  4. Germany14
  5. Canada11
  6. Turkey6
  7. Taiwan6
  8. Bangladesh5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

2346FY2010FY2011FY2013FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
2346FY2010FY2013FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY201034
FY201139
FY201328
FY201643
FY201833
FY201946
FY202042
FY202123
FY202246
FY202318
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202311070
FY202239072
FY2021110120
FY2020260160
FY2019320140
FY201825080
FY2016280150
FY201323051
FY2011230160
FY2010131211
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Burr & Forman LLP131
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in South Carolina

University of South Carolina has 1,358 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #2 of 1,191 sponsoring employers in South Carolina and #910 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 3.29% of the applications filed by employers based in South Carolina.

Rank in South Carolina
2 of 1,191
Rank in the United States
910 of 168,030
Share of South Carolina's applications
3.29%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in South Carolina
139
Largest sponsoring employers in South Carolina
  1. Defender Services, Inc.1,654
  2. University of South Carolina1,358
  3. Clemson University1,323
  4. Schaeffler Group USA, Inc.826
  5. Del Norte Harvesting, LLC734
  6. Richland County School District One713
  7. Medical University of South Carolina706
  8. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates616
  9. Ih Services, Inc538
  10. Orrba Systems LLC515
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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