94 certified · Median $87,000 a year · Columbia, SC
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 year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
45
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
49
4
0
0
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
$73,147
Median
$87,000
75th percentile
$101,500
A year, from 94 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant Professor/Department of MathematicsMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $89,8794
Assistant Professor of Business AnalyticsBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $125,0003
Postdoctoral FellowChemical Engineers · median $60,0003
Assistant Professor/Department of EconomicsEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $138,7982
Assistant Professor/Department of FinanceBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $250,0002
Assistant Professor/Department of HRSM RetailBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $88,0002
Assistant Professor/Department of MarketingBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $181,7502
Asst. Prof./Dept. of Comp. Sci., Engineer., and MathematicsComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $115,0002
Asst. Professor/Dept. of Sport and Entertainment ManagementRecreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary · median $85,5002
Instructor of Industrial EngineeringEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $87,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.