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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
63
15
6
6
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
63
17
9
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
$70,240
Median
$75,000
75th percentile
$82,475
A year, from 126 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral FellowBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $69,48032
Staff ScientistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $75,00026
InstructorBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $78,28024
Research Assistant ProfessorBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $92,00011
Research Technician CBiological Technicians · median $67,6626
Assistant ProfessorBiostatisticians · median $130,0003
Clinical Trials ManagerClinical Research Coordinators · median $90,0002
Program ManagerClinical Research Coordinators · median $80,5632
Research Technician BBiological Technicians · median $57,7302
Research Technician DBiological Technicians · median $75,0732
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.