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Columbia, SC, 29208 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:29208 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Columbia |
| State | SC |
| Postal code | 29208 |
| LCA filings | 494 |
| Companies | 11 |
| Role titles | 213 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $17,090 |
| Annualized high max | $270,000 |
| Annualized low average | $64,683 |
| Outlier count | 0 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 29208.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UofSC Office for International Scholars | 479 | 479 | 17,090 | 270,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED | 4 | 4 | 71,319 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,018 |
| ERP ANALYSTS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 60,000 | 102,000 | 2,016 | 2,019 |
| IBM INDIA PRIVATE LINMITED | 2 | 2 | 85,677 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC | 1 | 1 | 81,120 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 1 | 1 | 60,000 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| MAGASSEMBLE, LLC | 1 | 1 | 63,482 | 85,904 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| N/A | 1 | 1 | 67,410 | 0 | 2,018 | 2,018 |
| PEOPLECORP AMERICA INC. | 1 | 1 | 70,000 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| SBASE TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | 1 | 62,400 | 0 | 2,016 | 2,016 |
| THORLABS, INC. | 1 | 1 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 2,019 | 2,019 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 19-2032.00 Materials Scientists | 35 | $33,571 | $60,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 26 | $37,794 | $60,296 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1011.00 Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 19 | $51,230 | $221,707 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 19 | $55,700 | $109,269 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1011 BUSINESS TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY | 11 | $38,450 | $208,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW | 19-1042 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, EXCEPT EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | 11 | $36,088 | $51,703 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1022.00 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 8 | $49,660 | $95,000 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 19-1042.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 8 | $44,034 | $64,356 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1021.00 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $42,600 | $110,000 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1022 MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY | 7 | $44,380 | $90,000 |
| Associate Professor | 25-1011.00 Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $54,960 | $232,238 |
| POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW | 19-2032 MATERIALS SCIENTISTS | 7 | $40,768 | $48,901 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1122.00 Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | 6 | $48,100 | $75,000 |
| ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25-1124 FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TEACHERS, | 6 | $48,217 | $60,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW | 19-2031 CHEMISTS | 6 | $39,062 | $56,742 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 33 | 15 | 13 | $52,267 | $47,216 | 32 | 97.0% |
| 2017 Q2 | 46 | 8 | 24 | $48,918 | $48,173 | 40 | 87.0% |
| 2018 Q2 | 48 | 15 | 26 | $54,452 | $53,431 | 44 | 91.7% |
| 2019 Q2 | 61 | 11 | 29 | $55,337 | $53,756 | 58 | 95.1% |
| 2020 Q1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | $48,918 | $51,293 | 7 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | $46,037 | $46,037 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | $58,481 | $58,481 | 16 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | $58,530 | $58,530 | 8 | 88.9% |
| 2021 Q1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | $105,703 | $105,703 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2021 Q2 | 15 | 5 | 10 | $75,588 | $73,580 | 14 | 93.3% |
| 2021 Q3 | 26 | 7 | 16 | $70,258 | $69,099 | 25 | 96.2% |
| 2021 Q4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | $58,813 | $58,813 | 14 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | $63,361 | $63,361 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q2 | 12 | 5 | 9 | $63,284 | $63,284 | 12 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | $66,168 | $66,168 | 12 | 92.3% |
| 2022 Q4 | 18 | 5 | 10 | $57,341 | $57,230 | 17 | 94.4% |
| 2023 Q1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | $51,155 | $51,155 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 23 | 7 | 12 | $67,098 | $65,684 | 23 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q3 | 16 | 4 | 11 | $52,299 | $51,086 | 16 | 100.0% |
| 2023 Q4 | 13 | 5 | 7 | $66,282 | $66,278 | 13 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | $47,820 | $47,820 | 2 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | $55,656 | $54,962 | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q3 | 22 | 17 | 15 | $88,774 | $56,425 | 22 | 100.0% |
| 2024 Q4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | $83,959 | $67,011 | 13 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | $61,031 | $48,975 | 4 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | $109,107 | $58,413 | 13 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | $98,487 | $59,929 | 8 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | $96,308 | $58,262 | 15 | 100.0% |
| 2026 Q2 | 21 | 20 | 16 | $89,678 | $60,663 | 21 | 100.0% |
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