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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
30
21
6
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
52
48
12
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
$70,434
Median
$85,883
75th percentile
$102,679
A year, from 82 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Design Engineer IIMechanical Engineers · median $70,28316
Design Engineer IIIMechanical Engineers · median $85,88314
Design Release Engineer IIIMechanical Engineers · median $118,81012
Sr. Design EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $97,3868
Design Engineer IMechanical Engineers · median $70,2837
Design Release Engineer IIMechanical Engineers · median $84,0956
Engineering ConsultantMechanical Engineers · median $84,4692
Test Engineer IIIMechanical Engineers · median $102,5232
Assistant Project Manager, ISProject Management Specialists · median $79,7061
CAE Engineer IIMechanical Engineers · median $97,5731
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.