15 certified · Median $104,000 a year · Chicago, WI
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
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
$80,080
Median
$104,000
75th percentile
$126,412
A year, from 15 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Controls EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $140,4002
Electrical EngineerElectrical Engineers · median $80,0802
Systems EngineerComputer Systems Engineers/Architects · median $116,4912
Data ScientistData Scientists · median $104,0001
Data Scientist 2Data Scientists · median $124,8211
Design EngineerDatabase Administrators · median $84,9891
Electrical Engineer IElectrical Engineers · median $70,7201
Embedded Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $168,4801
IT Software Engineer 5Software Developers · median $175,0001
Manufacturing EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $124,8001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.