15 certified · Median $148,709 a year · Houston, TX
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
$145,000
Median
$148,709
75th percentile
$153,300
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Simulation EngineerPetroleum Engineers · median $148,3552
Application EngineerSoftware Developers · median $149,6001
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $144,4001
Earth ScientistGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $144,2001
Geomechanics Subsurface Specialty EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $150,7001
Gulf of America Naval Architecture and Marine EngineerMarine Engineers and Naval Architects · median $127,8001
Optimization EngineerOperations Research Analysts · median $146,4401
Petroleum EngineerPetroleum Engineers · median $153,3001
Production Engineer Surveillance Analysis & OptimizationPetroleum Engineers · median $145,6001
Research ScientistChemical Engineers · median $135,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.