226 certified · Median $72,000 a year · Houston, 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 year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
85
54
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
141
92
3
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
$64,356
Median
$72,000
75th percentile
$80,467
A year, from 225 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Associate/FellowMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $66,02178
InstructorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $76,82526
Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $116,51521
Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $74,98419
Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $78,00011
Research Assistant IIBiological Technicians · median $59,1058
Research Assistant IBiological Technicians · median $51,1226
Senior Research AssistantMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $70,1946
Senior Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $80,5004
Software Engineering and Programming AssociateSoftware Developers · median $108,5004
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.