26 certified · Median $128,653 a year · New York, NY
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
15
0
0
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
$65,417
Median
$128,653
75th percentile
$187,500
A year, from 26 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Junior CompositorGraphic Designers · median $59,0004
CG LeadSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $152,1002
Executive Vice President, Film & EpisodicChief Executives · median $313,1002
Systems Support AdministratorNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators · median $71,9532
VFX Supervisor/Head of NukeArt Directors · median $187,5002
AnimatorSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $68,2001
CompositorSpecial Effects Artists and Animators · median $97,0001
Executive Creative DirectorProducers and Directors · median $297,0131
Head of ProductionGeneral and Operations Managers · median $202,0001
Head of Studio, CHI & LAGeneral and Operations Managers · median $215,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.