10 certified · Median $61,500 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
2
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
8
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
$55,557
Median
$61,500
75th percentile
$64,501
A year, from 9 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Assistant Curator of InsectsCurators · median $52,7072
Assistant CuratorCurators · median $75,0001
Assistant Curator of Amphibians, Conservation EcologistCurators · median $62,6001
Collections ManagerMuseum Technicians and Conservators · median $71,2401
Collections Manager, InsectsMuseum Technicians and Conservators · median $61,5001
Data AnalystBioinformatics Scientists · median $64,5011
Environmental Social ScientistEnvironmental Restoration Planners · median $55,5571
Research ScientistBiological Technicians · median $53,0711
Science CommunicatorPublic Relations Specialists · median $60,9701
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.