Also filed as The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
1
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
8
0
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
$52,707
Median
$75,000
75th percentile
$77,000
A year, from 9 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · median $77,0005
Assistant ConservatorMuseum Technicians and Conservators · median $49,8581
Assistant CuratorCurators · median $52,7071
Exhibition designerSet and Exhibit Designers · median $40,0001
Senior Research AssociateCurators · median $52,7071
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.