180 certified · Median $69,360 a year · Cleveland, OH
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
80
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
100
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
$69,360
75th percentile
$80,730
A year, from 177 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral ScholarMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $67,82434
Assistant ProfessorComputer Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $113,50623
Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $63,00020
Senior Research AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $72,00017
LecturerMathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary · median $58,1139
Research AssistantBiological Technicians · median $46,0357
Senior Research Associate STSBioinformatics Scientists · median $82,8576
Research ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $71,6565
Visiting Assistant ProfessorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $69,5004
AI Scientist/EngineerData Scientists · median $85,0652
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.