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Post Doctoral Scholar in Columbus, OH

Job title · Columbus, Ohio

Job title as filed
Post Doctoral Scholar
City
Columbus, Ohio
Applications FY2022–FY2026
205
Median offered wage
$61,008
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
Median wage$61,008certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Post Doctoral Scholar" and a worksite in Columbus.

Applications by fiscal year

2957FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2957FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202225
FY202336
FY202449
FY202557
FY2026*38
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. The Ohio State University205
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

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

Median $61,008; middle half $55,632 to $63,143 · median prevailing wage $48,942 (marker) · 201 applications.

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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I179
  2. Level II2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Post Doctoral Scholar" appears on 287 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 13 employers for worksites in 17 cities; the median offered wage is $61,008, so the median in Columbus is 0.0% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
287
Employers nationwide
13
Cities with filings
17
National median offered wage
$61,008
Share of national filings in Columbus
71.4%
Cities with the most applications for Post Doctoral Scholar
  1. Columbus, OH205
  2. Cleveland, OH17
  3. Orlando, FL15
  4. Wooster, OH12
  5. Villanova, PA7
  6. Corvallis, OR7
  7. Medford, MA4
  8. Santa Cruz, CA4
  9. Miami, FL3
  10. Claremont, CA3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Columbus job market

Columbus has 13,039 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 3,282 job titles and 1,809 employers; "Post Doctoral Scholar" ranks #5 by applications, with 1.6% of them.

Applications in Columbus, all job titles
13,039
Job titles filed
3,282
Rank of Post Doctoral Scholar in Columbus
5
Median offered wage in Columbus, all job titles
$101,899
National median wage, Biological Scientists, All Other (all job titles)
$78,083
Other job titles in Columbus
  1. Software Developer795
  2. Software Engineer510
  3. Vice President, Lead Software Engineer261
  4. Assistant Professor210
  5. Developer203
  6. Associate, Software Engineer202
  7. Vice President, Software Engineer186
  8. Research Scientist183
  9. Associate, Software Engineer III149
  10. Architect147
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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