140 certified · Median $82,000 a year · Providence, RI
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
70
31
3
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
70
22
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
$71,550
Median
$82,000
75th percentile
$100,000
A year, from 139 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Behavioral and Social SciGeographers · median $67,8153
Postdoctoral Research Associate in EngineeringChemical Engineers · median $68,0003
Research Associate in Applied MathematicsMathematicians · median $72,5003
Research Associate in Molecular Microbiology & ImmunologyMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $62,5003
Senior Research Associate in EngineeringBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $75,0003
Sr Research Associate in Molecular Bio, Cell Bio, & BiochemMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $75,8373
Assistant Professor in EconomicsEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $186,6772
Assistant Professor in Molecular Bio, Cell Bio, & BiochemBiological Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $132,4932
Assistant Professor of EconomicsEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary · median $194,7052
Assistant Professor of EpidemiologyHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $149,3512
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.