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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
6
14
5
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
4
6
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
$87,672
Median
$98,779
75th percentile
$115,357
A year, from 17 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
AI EngineerComputer Programmers · median $98,3011
Data EngineerData Scientists · median $115,3571
Data ModelerComputer Programmers · median $77,4181
Data Quality EngineerDatabase Administrators · median $134,1601
Fullstack DeveloperSoftware Developers · median $127,5041
Hadoop AdminDatabase Administrators · median $70,2621
IVR Automation Tester (Cyara) / EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $82,7421
Network EngineerNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $98,7791
Project ManagerInformation Technology Project Managers · median $106,0001
QA TesterSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $72,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.