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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
13
5
0
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
$84,100
Median
$96,138
75th percentile
$105,612
A year, from 19 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $92,8107
CQV ConsultantValidation Engineers · median $99,8402
Cleaning Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $96,1381
CQV EngineerValidation Engineers · median $85,4671
Data EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,2271
Java Application ProgrammerComputer Programmers · median $115,9181
L-2 Cloud EngineerSoftware Developers · median $105,9971
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $83,2001
Process Validation EngineerValidation Engineers · median $74,1101
Production InvestigatorValidation Engineers · median $74,1101
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.