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Columbia, SC

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 17900) · United States

Applications on record
15,380
FY2025
861
FY2026 to 30 June
760
Share of U.S. total
0.13%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$89,175
Median wage$89,175certified 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, SC.

Applications by fiscal year — Columbia, SC

6371,273FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
6371,273FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008407
FY2009421
FY2010447
FY2011438
FY2012506
FY2013418
FY2014636
FY20151,185
FY20161,079
FY2017967
FY20181,273
FY20191,155
FY2020862
FY20211,043
FY20221,048
FY2023967
FY2024907
FY2025861
FY2026*760
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*2120500219
FY20253115645170
FY20243019726132
FY20233615758158
FY20223216825175
FY20212510832176
FY2020151378450
FY201919141,001121
FY201818161,031208
FY20171910805133
FY2016165691367
FY2015101726448
FY201410054581
FY20130039325
FY20120043868
FY20110036870
FY20100037473
FY20090038734
FY20080037433
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, SC.

Applications by employer
  1. University of South Carolina1,213
  2. Richland County School District One711
  3. Capgemini America Inc523
  4. Lexington County School District One357
  5. House of Raeford Farms, Inc341
  6. Sanctityinternational LLC303
  7. House of Raeford Farms, Inc.226
  8. Amick Farms LLC212
  9. International Technology Solutions, Inc210
  10. Duck Creek Technologies LLC176
  11. Palvai Global Services Inc176
  12. Zettaprime Inc171
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 Developers3,622
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,480
  3. Computer Programmers1,031
  4. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers725
  5. Computer Occupations, All Other654
  6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education451
  7. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse403
  8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education403
  9. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education281
  10. Database Administrators266
Visa routes
  1. H-1B11,732
  2. PERM labour certification2,741
  3. H-2A agricultural workers282
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers154
  5. E-3 (Australia)85
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)8
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)4
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 $89,175; middle half $65,611 to $113,950 · median prevailing wage $76,232 (marker) · 1,814 applications.

$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
$40k$70k$100k$130k$160k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Peaches19
  2. General Farm Workers16
  3. Vegetables11
  4. Broccoli10
  5. Nursery and Greenhouse Workers5
  6. Cotton4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Columbia, SC with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Columbia, SC10,595
  2. West Columbia, SC1,198
  3. Lexington, SC1,172
  4. Hopkins, SC255
  5. Saint Matthews, SC245
  6. Blythewood, SC237
  7. Batesburg, SC222
  8. Cayce, SC195
  9. Winnsboro, SC189
  10. Ridge Spring, SC187
  11. Chapin, SC97
  12. Camden, SC88
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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