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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
40
56
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
51
5
4
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
$70,565
Median
$83,866
75th percentile
$100,750
A year, from 91 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant ProfessorEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $99,31030
Postdoctoral FellowEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $62,87821
Assistant Research ProfessorSoil and Plant Scientists · median $87,6805
LecturerEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $80,5805
Assistant Professor of Digital AgricultureEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $87,0002
Associate ProfessorMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $100,5302
Research Associate IIAgricultural Engineers · median $65,3242
Research Fellow IVBioinformatics Scientists · median $461,3662
Assistant Clinical ProfessorHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $135,0001
Assistant Professor - Extension Specialist, Urban ForestryForestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $95,6901
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.