32 certified · Median $83,200 a year · Chicago, IL
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
32
0
13
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$83,200
Median
$83,200
75th percentile
$84,240
A year, from 32 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
CRITICAL CARE UNIT NURSE SPECIALIST- TELEMETRYCritical Care Nurses · median $83,20015
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE SPECIALISTCritical Care Nurses · median $83,2006
MEDICAL & SURGICAL NURSE SPECIALISTCritical Care Nurses · median $83,2005
SURGICAL UNIT NURSE SPECIALISTCritical Care Nurses · median $86,3204
EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE SPECIALISTCritical Care Nurses · median $91,5201
POST-ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT NURSE SPECIALISTCritical Care Nurses · median $89,4401
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.