H-1B and green card employer
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH NAICS 611310 Cap-exempt
The Ohio State University is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
309certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$80,000median offer · middle half $64k to $115k
16%238 vs. 206 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
2certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at The Ohio State University's offers
The Ohio State University files mostly as a college or university or as a nonprofit research organization. Those employers are exempt from the H-1B cap, so their hires do not go through the lottery and no entry mix is shown.
What The Ohio State University offers
309 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 5 LCAs = 5 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
238 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$80,018 FY2026
Certified green card cases
2 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 35 | $64,356 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 34 | $120,500 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 27 | $66,492 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 15 | $65,000 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 13 | $108,033 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 12 | $97,822 |
| Physicists | 9 | $65,000 |
| Statisticians | 7 | $90,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | 294 | $80,383 |
| Wooster, OH | 8 | $72,991 |
| Marion, OH | 3 | $64,242 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 10 | 0 | $80,455 |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0 | $223,500 |
| FY2025 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 2 | 0 | – |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | $83,554 | |
| Assistant Professor | $102,800 | |
| Research Scientist | $75,700 | |
| Research Scientist | $73,903 | |
| Applied Research Engineer 2 | $83,631 | |
| Research Associate | $51,500 | |
| Assistant Professor - Clinical | $300,000 | |
| Assistant Professor - Clinical/Physician | $381,925 | |
| Assistant Professor | $80,037 | |
| Researcher 2 | $67,378 | |
| Research Technician 3 | $36,858 | |
| Research Scientist | $150,000 | |
| Content and Editorial Strategy Specialist 2 | $60,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $77,000 | |
| Assistant Professor | $78,000 | |
| Assistant Professor - Clinical/Physician | $475,000 | |
| Senior Research Scientist | $116,982 | |
| Post Doctoral Scholar | $61,008 | |
| Post Doctoral Scholar | $68,000 | |
| Data Engineer 2 | $90,000 | |
| Post Doctoral Scholar | $62,991 | |
| Assistant Professor | $104,000 | |
| Researcher 3 | $76,091 | |
| Associate Professor (9M) | $100,148 | |
| Post Doctoral Scholar | $63,143 |