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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
12
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
9
0
2
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
$95,000
Median
$99,840
75th percentile
$114,400
A year, from 21 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Sr. Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $120,8804
Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing Engineers · median $96,0003
Supplier Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $102,6693
Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $98,4602
Quality Engineer IValidation Engineers · median $75,7332
Sr. Supplier Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $105,0402
Supplier Quality Engineer IIIndustrial Engineers · median $93,6002
Senior Supplier Quality EngineerValidation Engineers · median $99,8401
Software Quality EngineerSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · median $95,0001
Sr. PD Project Management SpecialistProject Management Specialists · median $156,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.