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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
4
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
7
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
$130,000
Median
$140,000
75th percentile
$145,000
A year, from 11 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Validation Engineer IIChemical Engineers · median $142,5002
Analytical Development ManagerChemists · median $143,2081
Manager of Computerized SystemsNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $160,0001
Manager, Manufacturing, Science and TechnologyBioengineers and Biomedical Engineers · median $145,0001
Manufacturing, Science and Technology ManagerIndustrial Production Managers · median $135,0001
Process EngineerChemical Engineers · median $130,0001
Quality Assurance Engineer IIValidation Engineers · median $125,0001
Sr. Validation EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $150,0001
Validation EngineerChemical Engineers · median $130,0001
Validation Engineer IIndustrial Engineers · median $125,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.