The Ohio State University

371 certified · Median $77,366 a year · Columbus, OH

Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

By year

Fiscal yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 20261677350
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 20252047560

Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.

Wages

25th percentile
$63,185
Median
$77,366
75th percentile
$110,020

A year, from 364 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Post Doctoral ScholarMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $62,91574
  • Assistant ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $113,52866
  • Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $82,08934
  • Assistant Professor - ClinicalHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $150,18919
  • Researcher 2Molecular and Cellular Biologists · median $62,99718
  • Assistant Professor - Clinical/PhysicianGeneral Internal Medicine Physicians · median $294,4349
  • LecturerEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $61,4369
  • Research Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $105,0009
  • Researcher 1Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $53,2698
  • Visiting Assistant ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $72,5358

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Columbus, OH353
  • Wooster, OH10
  • Marion, OH3
  • Newark, OH2
  • Marlborough, MA1
  • Worcester, MA1
  • Houston, TX1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 530