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Charleston-North Charleston, SC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 16700) · United States

Applications on record
8,042
FY2025
631
FY2026 to 30 June
672
Share of U.S. total
0.07%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$86,403
Median wage$86,403certified 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-North Charleston, SC.

Applications by fiscal year — Charleston-North Charleston, SC

336672FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
336672FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008291
FY2009262
FY2010248
FY2011253
FY2012303
FY2013238
FY2014318
FY2015387
FY2016424
FY2017372
FY2018605
FY2019571
FY2020590
FY2021389
FY2022444
FY2023435
FY2024609
FY2025631
FY2026*672
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*3138274257
FY20253101331196
FY2024392326188
FY202349027467
FY202228526988
FY202144025293
FY2020145288256
FY2019243364162
FY2018252384167
FY201724928536
FY201623333356
FY201512131055
FY20141026255
FY20130022612
FY20120027033
FY20110022330
FY20100021038
FY20090023329
FY20080026229
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-North Charleston, SC.

Applications by employer
  1. Medical University of South Carolina693
  2. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliates488
  3. Cummins Inc.366
  4. College of Charleston261
  5. Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), Inc.209
  6. Nagarro, Inc.184
  7. Insulation BY Cohens LLC160
  8. JKS&K, Inc.156
  9. Southeastern Janitorial of SC154
  10. Medical University of South Carolina and Affiliate128
  11. Jksk, Inc115
  12. Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC111
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 Developers701
  2. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers429
  3. Fast Food and Counter Workers408
  4. Physicians, All Other332
  5. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists316
  6. Computer Systems Analysts305
  7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners286
  8. Mechanical Engineers269
  9. Industrial Engineers256
  10. Computer Occupations, All Other213
Visa routes
  1. H-1B5,041
  2. PERM labour certification1,847
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers789
  4. E-3 (Australia)103
  5. H-2A agricultural workers30
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)14
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)8
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 $86,403; middle half $67,465 to $118,352 · median prevailing wage $79,394 (marker) · 893 applications.

$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
$40k$75k$110k$145k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Tomatoes3
  2. General Farmworker2
  3. Strawberries1
  4. Blackberries1
  5. strawberries corn squash frutis veg1
  6. Vegetables1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Charleston-North Charleston, SC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Charleston, SC3,435
  2. North Charleston, SC1,505
  3. Mount Pleasant, SC1,060
  4. Ladson, SC550
  5. Summerville, SC339
  6. Moncks Corner, SC262
  7. Kiawah Island, SC199
  8. Ridgeville, SC121
  9. Johns Island, SC71
  10. Goose Creek, SC70
  11. Huger, SC57
  12. Awendaw, SC44
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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