40 certified · Median $165,401 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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
22
1
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
18
1
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
$136,076
Median
$165,401
75th percentile
$198,667
A year, from 39 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff GeologistMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $182,4002
Supervisor, Completions Real-Time OperationsMechanical Engineers · median $170,4172
Systems EngineerSoftware Developers · median $114,1962
Advisor, Technical ServicesIndustrial Engineers · median $165,4011
Analytics & Reporting EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $185,6881
Analytics Cloud Services Staff EngineerSoftware Developers · median $180,5601
Architect, Digital Oil Field SolutionsComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $154,1601
Cloud Integration Platforms Sr. EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $142,7201
Commercial EconomistEconomists · median $149,7601
Corporate Staffs IT App Dev Sr. AnalystComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $128,0661
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.