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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
72
0
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
94
4
3
2
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
$76,648
Median
$83,527
75th percentile
$95,613
A year, from 166 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Mechanical EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $79,99929
Electrical EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $80,20520
Industrial EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $76,64819
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $79,3946
Lab EngineerBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $86,2995
Automotive EngineerAutomotive Engineers · median $75,1304
Mechanical Engineer - DesignMechanical Engineers · median $86,7364
Industrial Project ManagerProject Management Specialists · median $85,0003
Mechanical Engineer - TestMechanical Engineers · median $77,7923
Robotic Systems EngineerRobotics Engineers · median $104,4373
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.