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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
132
43
7
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
170
25
5
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
$63,278
Median
$75,700
75th percentile
$105,000
A year, from 289 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $110,00068
Postdoctoral Research ScholarBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $64,96451
Assistant Teaching ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $67,11631
Assistant Research ScientistPhysicists · median $68,28919
Clinical Assistant ProfessorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $118,0009
Associate Research ScientistBiologists · median $82,5004
InstructorBusiness Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,0004
Postdoctoral ScholarMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $62,5554
Associate ProfessorSocial Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other · median $120,0003
Associate Teaching ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $98,0003
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.