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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
21
2
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
39
0
1
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
$62,000
Median
$65,000
75th percentile
$70,000
A year, from 60 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Process EngineerMaterials Engineers · median $64,0006
Purchasing Specialist IPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · median $65,0004
Cell Equipment EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $73,0003
Equipment EngineerMechanical Engineers · median $70,0003
Principal Engineer (Ingot)Manufacturing Engineers · median $93,4313
Purchasing AnalystPurchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products · median $60,0003
Quality Data EngineerData Scientists · median $65,0003
AI Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $90,0002
Cell Process EngineerIndustrial Engineers · median $69,0502
EHS EngineerEnvironmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health · median $60,0002
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.