American Bureau of Shipping

18 certified · Median $129,570 a year · Spring, TX

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 yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 20266000
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202512000

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
$110,847
Median
$129,570
75th percentile
$143,299

A year, from 18 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Senior Surveyor IIMarine Engineers and Naval Architects · median $123,3073
  • Principal EngineerMarine Engineers and Naval Architects · median $133,9102
  • Senior Engineer IIMarine Engineers and Naval Architects · median $120,0592
  • Data EngineerData Scientists · median $91,6801
  • Engineer II, TechnologyValidation Engineers · median $99,7171
  • Lead Technical Developer, ProductSoftware Developers · median $160,6581
  • Oracle Technical Delivery LeadSoftware Developers · median $139,3701
  • Product DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $94,4221
  • Senior Manager, CAP and Vendor ProgramsArchitectural and Engineering Managers · median $192,2601
  • Senior Managing Principal EngineerMarine Engineers and Naval Architects · median $155,3051

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Spring, TX14
  • Plantation, FL1
  • Houma, LA1
  • North Charleston, SC1
  • Brownsville, TX1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 18