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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
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
$84,415
Median
$98,000
75th percentile
$113,722
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $78,0283
Controls EngineerMechatronics Engineers · median $115,5662
Quality EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $87,5002
Advanced Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $85,0001
Automation EngineerMechatronics Engineers · median $114,4441
Maintenance ManagerMechanical Engineers · median $113,0001
Process Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $105,0001
Program ManagerIndustrial Engineers · median $112,7501
Senior Advanced Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $98,0001
Sr. Controls EngineerMechatronics Engineers · median $124,6541
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.