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Columbia, MO

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 17860) · United States

Applications on record
4,570
FY2025
428
FY2026 to 30 June
286
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$64,490
Median wage$64,490certified 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, MO.

Applications by fiscal year — Columbia, MO

214428FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
214428FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008224
FY2009214
FY2010242
FY2011206
FY2012204
FY2013172
FY2014199
FY2015207
FY2016192
FY2017218
FY2018264
FY2019249
FY2020212
FY2021242
FY2022226
FY2023265
FY2024320
FY2025428
FY2026*286
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*12823423
FY202511732189
FY202431927820
FY202311421634
FY202211618920
FY20213819536
FY202021318710
FY20192922414
FY20182523324
FY20170519815
FY20161417215
FY20151018224
FY20141017622
FY20130015715
FY20120018024
FY20110018620
FY20100020636
FY20090019222
FY20080021212
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, MO.

Applications by employer
  1. The Curators of the University of Missouri2,906
  2. University of Missouri-Columbia164
  3. CARFAX, Inc.68
  4. Saitech Corp56
  5. Mortgage Research Center LLC48
  6. Shelter Insurance Companies46
  7. Rost Landscaping and Design, Inc.45
  8. Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing Columbia, LLC.31
  9. Schneider Electric USA, Inc.29
  10. Ruprecht Foods LLC28
  11. Rost Landscaping Inc.28
  12. Columbia College25
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. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary546
  2. Physicians, All Other362
  3. Software Developers239
  4. Biological Scientists, All Other218
  5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers178
  6. Biochemists and Biophysicists156
  7. Soil and Plant Scientists129
  8. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists120
  9. Business Teachers, Postsecondary87
  10. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary87
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,720
  2. PERM labour certification475
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers138
  4. H-2A agricultural workers19
  5. E-3 (Australia)11
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)1
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 $64,490; middle half $52,660 to $100,000 · median prevailing wage $59,908 (marker) · 812 applications.

$40k$85k$130k$175k$220k
$40k$85k$130k$175k$220k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Construction of Livestock Buildings3
  2. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers1
  3. Horses1
  4. Stable Attendant1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Columbia, MO with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Columbia, MO4,469
  2. Jefferson City, MO1
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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