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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
6
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
$61,000
Median
$69,500
75th percentile
$96,030
A year, from 8 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Analytical ChemistChemists · median $63,0002
ScientistChemists · median $61,0002
Senior Scientist, Formulation & Process DevelopmentBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $159,1202
Quality Assurance SpecialistFirst-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers · median $74,0001
Scientist, FormulationChemists · median $75,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.