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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
8
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
2
2
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
$80,438
Median
$92,000
75th percentile
$94,250
A year, from 10 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Chemist IIChemists · median $93,5004
Associate ChemistChemists · median $63,6582
ChemistChemists · median $77,2501
Director Of R&DChemists · median $135,0001
Process EngineerChemical Engineers · median $90,0001
Senior ChemistChemists · median $92,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.