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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
24
3
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
31
6
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
$67,752
Median
$79,968
75th percentile
$88,057
A year, from 55 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
ScientistChemists · median $65,33317
Group LeaderChemists · median $92,9837
Scientist IIChemists · median $78,8756
Senior Scientist IChemists · median $83,0315
Scientist IBiological Scientists, All Other · median $66,7473
QC Budget AnalystBudget Analysts · median $68,0002
AccountantAccountants and Auditors · median $75,0001
Associate Project ManagerProject Management Specialists · median $69,0561
Computer Systems Validation SpecialistValidation Engineers · median $91,4891
IT ArchitectComputer Occupations, All Other · median $67,6211
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.