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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
31
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
43
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
$75,589
Median
$81,034
75th percentile
$88,266
A year, from 74 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $83,86238
Postdoctoral FellowBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $72,94816
Research AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $76,0458
BiostatisticianBiostatisticians · median $100,0003
Assistant Research ProfessorBiostatisticians · median $132,1452
Senior Research AssociateBioinformatics Scientists · median $92,6842
Cell Manufacturing AssociateBiological Technicians · median $69,9921
Nuclear PharmacistPharmacists · median $156,0361
Quality Assurance AssociateIndustrial Engineers · median $84,6991
Quality Control AssociateBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $102,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.